The role of a teacher in our life is an important one as they lay the foundations in growing up years. At times they appear to be tough on us, but it's only for our betterment as they ultimately try to mould, shape and chisel our raw talents and potentials, and help us fight our fears and weaknesses. A teacher's role is not only to impart knowledge to their students but to also inspire and encourage us. And so, honouring such remarkable people in our lives Teachers Day is marked and celebrated as an important day across the world. While Teachers Day is celebrated in May first week in the United States, it is celebrated on October 5 in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, in India Teachers Day is celebrated on September 5 every year which is also
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's birth anniversary.
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the second President of India and he believed that teachers should be the best minds in the country. Being modest and humble in nature, when his friends and students urged him to celebrate his birthday, he appealed that he wanted people to celebrate it as Teachers Day in the country as a mark of respect and honour to all the teachers. And so, since 1962 Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's birthday is marked as Teachers Day in India.
On this special day, we share some
quotes by famous authors that celebrate and honour teachers.
1. "I'm not a teacher: only a fellow traveler of whom you asked the way. I pointed ahead- ahead of myself as well as you." -
George Bernard Shaw
2. "The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards." - Anatole France
3. "Those who educate children well are more to be honoured than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well." - Aristotle
4. "The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery." - Mark Van Doren
6. "They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it." -
Nicholas Sparks
7. "Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world." -
Malala Yousafzai
8. "A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson." - John Henrik Clarke
9. “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” ― William Arthur Ward
11. “A teacher who loves learning earns the right and the ability to help others learn.” ― Ruth Beechick
12. "One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen." - Philip Wylie
13. “Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.” ― Helen Caldicott
14. “Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.” ― Joyce Meyer
16. “When you study great teachers... you will learn much more from their caring and hard work than from their style.” ― William Glasser
17. “The real heroes are the librarians and teachers who at no small risk to themselves refuse to lie down and play dead for censors.” ― Bruce Coville
18. “The expression 'Those who can't do, teach' is a curious one, because if you look at the world, you'll see that teachers aren't particularly worse at doing things than anyone else, so perhaps the expression might be better worded as 'nobody can do anything.” ― Lemony Snicket
19. “The older I got, the smarter my teachers became.” ― Ally Carter
Teachers Day: Inspirational Quotes
"The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard to answer." - Alice Wellington Rollins
"Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me." - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important." - Bill Gates
"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose." - Bill Gates
"Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.: - Colleen Wilcox
"I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. It might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit." - John Steinbeck
"One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child. - Carl Jung
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