In every story I have heard, good teachers share one trait: a strong sense of personal identity infuses their work.

Quote by Parker J Palmer

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Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must...

Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must...

A scholar is committed to building on knowledge that others have gathered, correcting it, confirming...

A scholar is committed to building on knowledge that others have gathered, correcting it, confirming...

Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are...

Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are...

These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education...

These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education...

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

I read in the newspapers they are going to have 30 minutes of intellectual stuff...

I read in the newspapers they are going to have 30 minutes of intellectual stuff...

By nature all people are alike, but by education become different

By nature all people are alike, but by education become different

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.......

By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.......

I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by...

I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by...

An educational system isn't worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to...

An educational system isn't worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to...

A Socrates in every classroom.

A Socrates in every classroom.

Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter...

Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter...

Through others we become ourselves.

Through others we become ourselves.

If kids come to us [educators / teachers] from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes...

If kids come to us [educators / teachers] from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes...

Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money in that order; it is a...

Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money in that order; it is a...

I didn't go to high school, and I didn't go to grade school either. Education,...

I didn't go to high school, and I didn't go to grade school either. Education,...

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

If kids come to us [educators teachers] from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes our...

If kids come to us [educators teachers] from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes our...

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart...

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart...

Know or listen to those who know

Know or listen to those who know