Teachers teach because they care. Teaching young people is what they do best. It requires long hours, patience, and care.

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

A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to b…

Virtue is an angel, but she is a blind one, and must ask of Knowledge to show her the pathway that leads to her goal.

Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing a mountain.

Unlike you, Wiggin, I do give the other guy a chance to learn what he's doing before I insist on perfection

This is what I give. I give an expression of care every day to each child, to help him realize that he is unique. I end each program by saying, 'You've made th…