Effective Teaching Quotes:

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

- William Arthur Ward

source: William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

topic: Motivational, Leadership, Basketball, Joy Of Learning, Inspirational Education

Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change.

- William Arthur Ward

topic: Teaching, Learning, Inspiring Educational, Effective Teaching, Effective Teacher

I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.

- Albert Einstein

topic: Inspirational, Education, Teacher, Math Education, Joy Of Learning

I believe that teaching is a creative art in which evidence based knowledge is applied toward meeting the learning goals of learners. I believe that effective teaching is often the spark that ignites the imagination, possibility, and promise for learners, including the teacher.

- Barbara Paterson

topic: Teacher, Art, Believe, Effective Teaching, Ignite

Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.

- John W. Gardner

topic: Education, Flower, Teaching, Special Education, Inspirational Teacher

The most effective teacher will always be biased, for the chief force in teaching is confidence and enthusiasm.

- Joyce Cary

source: Joyce Cary (1961). “Art and reality: ways of the creative process”

topic: Teacher, Teaching, Enthusiasm, Effective Teaching, Effective Teacher

Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.

- William Arthur Ward

topic: Teacher, Learning, Understanding, Inspirational Educational, Great Teacher

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

- Robert Frost

topic: Inspirational, Education, Patience, Learning To Read, Bad Temper

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

- Xunzi

topic: Inspiring, Leadership, Teacher, Live And Learn, Special Education

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

- B. F. Skinner

source: New Scientist 21 May 1964

topic: Graduation, Education, Teacher, Math Education, Inspirational Graduation

Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is.

- William Glasser

topic: Teacher, Jobs, Teaching, Effective Teaching, Hardest Job

A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.

- Horace Mann

source: Horace Mann (1867). “Thoughts”, p.225

topic: Inspirational, Inspiring, Education, Joy Of Learning, Methods Of Teaching

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

- John Dewey

topic: Life, Inspiring, Education, Unschooling, Inspirational Education

Effective teaching involves explaining to our children what they're already observing in our lives by example.

- C. J. Mahaney

source: C.J. Mahaney (2008). “Humility: True Greatness”, p.76, Multnomah

topic: Children, Teaching, Example, Effective Teaching

Bureaucratic solutions to problems of practice will always fail because effective teaching is not routine, students are not passive, and questions of practice are not simple, predictable, or standardized. Consequently, instructional decisions cannot be formulated on high then packaged and handed down to teachers.

- Linda Darling-Hammond

source: Linda Darling-Hammond (1997). “The Right to Learn: A Blueprint for Creating Schools That Work”, Jossey-Bass

topic: Teacher, Teaching, Simple, Effective Teaching

The key to effective teaching is to remember how you learned.

- Clive James

topic: Teaching, Keys, Remember, Effective Teaching

With the states release today of a set of clear and consistent academic standards, our nation is one step closer to supporting effective teaching in every classroom, charting a path to college and careers for all students, and developing the tools to help all children stay motivated and engaged in their own education. The more states that adopt these college and career based standards, the closer we will be to sharing innovation across state borders and becoming more competitive as a country.

- Bill Gates

topic: Effective Teaching, Academic Standards, Charting

In Acts 14:1, we are told, "At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Gentiles believed." This is what should be sought in Christian schools, not just teaching, but effective teaching. Christian content alone is insufficient. It must be presented in a certain way, and that way cannot be reduced to technique. Nevertheless, God has graciously made it possible to bring people the truth by how the truth is presented.

- Douglas Wilson

topic: Christian, Teaching, School, Insufficient, Christian Schools

There is no long-range effective teaching of the Bible that is not accompanied by long hours of ongoing study of the Bible.

- D. A. Carson

topic: Teaching, Long, Ongoing, Long Hours, Effective Teaching