Teaching Proverbs

[Grover]

"The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn."

"The best teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary."

I liked these ones,

any more ?

[dukkha]

One I recall after 25 years of teaching is..."The pupil learns despite the teacher"...guess not in all cases though..enjoyed your quotes

"The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn."

"The best teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary."

I liked these ones,

any more ?

[paulfr]

The secret to intellectual vitality in the classroom consists of having the student arrive at the conlusion familiar to you but with a sense of having made the discovery all by himself.

Sidney Hook

A good teacher teaches not only the subject but the skill of learning how to learn.

Paul

Edited April 29, 2007 by paulfr

[lost_in_space]

"Real teachers don't 'teach.' They provide learning opportunities."

[torito]

"I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand"

Confucious

[Ijustwannateach]

"A flower does not talk."

"A great book is like a great evil."

[Neeranam]

"A flower does not talk."

"A great book is like a great evil."

Anyone care to explain these?

[Neeranam]

"A flower does not talk."

"A great book is like a great evil."

Anyone care to explain these?

Really, I don't know.

[mosquitoman]

"A flower does not talk."

"A great book is like a great evil."

Anyone care to explain these?

Really, I don't know.

Me too they went right over my head, explenation please

MM

[Grover]

"A flower does not talk."

"A great book is like a great evil."

Anyone care to explain these?

they mean nothing to me too

it is almost like a surreal riddle

ok here is one, "when the teacher is ready, the student appears"

[mosquitoman]

"A flower does not talk."

"A great book is like a great evil."

This student is ready maybe the teacher will appear.

MM

[PeaceBlondie]

Without talking, a flower teaches us beauty.

Christians who think that evangelism should not be a lot of talking and shouting say, "Live the gospel, and if absolutely necessary, explain it in words."

A good TEFL course has a lesson on how to teach when having total laryngitis.

The bumper sticker says, "If you can read this, thank a teacher."

[Grover]

"A flower does not talk."

"A great book is like a great evil."

This student is ready maybe the teacher will appear.

MM

I just googled "A great book is like a great evil" and there were no direct matches. nothing.

our teacher

[Ijustwannateach]

It's a teacher's right to remain a bit obscure.

More traditionally:

You can lead a horse to water.... (you know the rest)

Give a man a fish and he can eat for a day... teach a man to fish and he can eat for a lifetime.

If you meet a teacher on the road... kill him.

"Steven"

[mosquitoman]

If you meet a teacher on the road... kill him.

Another one that goes over my head

MM

[Neeranam]

:unsure:If you meet a teacher on the road... kill him.

[PeaceBlondie]

Didn't Shakespeare suggest, "First, we kill all the LAWYERS"?

[KireB]

"The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn."

"The best teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary."

I liked these ones,

any more ?

A good teacher doesn't teach, but enables the students to learn from eachother.

[Neeranam]

"The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn."

"The best teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary."

I liked these ones,

any more ?

A good teacher doesn't teach, but enables the students to learn from eachother.

My mate's a good teacher - he teaches from Monday to Friday!

I know another few good teachers - they teach too!

[KireB]

"The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn."

"The best teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary."

I liked these ones,

any more ?

A good teacher doesn't teach, but enables the students to learn from eachother.

My mate's a good teacher - he teaches from Monday to Friday!

I know another few good teachers - they teach too!

Not sure I understand these proverbs Neeraman?

Enlight us!