teaching

How deaf and stupid I have been, he thought, walking on quickly. When anyone reads anything which he wishes to study, he does not despise the letters and punctuation marks, and call them illusion, chance and worthless shells, but he reads them, he studies and loves them, letter by letter. But I, who wished to read the book of the world and of my own nature, did presume to despise the letters and signs. I called the world of appearances, illusion. I called my eyes and tongue, chance. Now it is over; I have awakened.

Our professional competence and pride should rest not alone in our possession of knowledge but as well in our ability to communicate it. Of course we shall carry on our research, and of course we shall applaud the colleague who 'produces,' but we shan't be happy if he offers that as a substitute for inspiring young people with a desire for knowledge, a sense of taste, and a regard for virtue.

Cerise! Come and kiss me, you red haired harpy,_ Izrayl bellowed. She smiled and moved to kiss his stubbly cheek. He held her tight and squeezed. __ow goes it Old Dog,_ Cerise said fondly to her temporary captor.__till alive,_ he grinned salaciously at her. __nd still young enough to learn some new tricks if you are the one doing the teaching.___ry it and I will neuter you,_ Cerise threatened and tugged on his braid. __ou dogs, all you think of is hunting, fighting and fucking.___hat else is there?_ Izrayl growled in the back of his throat and raised an eyebrow at her suggestively.

Teaching is bringing the news.

I can't say I ever remember getting less than a whole child in my 29 years here.They come in whole and I teach 'em that way.

Teaching starts with Tests.

Whenever you feel short or need of something, give what you want first, and it will come back in buckets. That is true for money, a smile, love or friendship. I know it is often the last thing a person may do, but it has always worked for me. I trust that the principle of prosperity is true, and I give what I want. I want money, so I give money, and it comes back in multiples. I want sales, so I help someone else sell something, so sales come to me. I want contacts, and I help someone else get contacts. Like magic, contacts come to me. I heard a saying years ago that went: god does not need to receive, but humans need to give. My rich dad would often say: poor people are more greedy than rich people. He would explain that if a person is rich, that person is providing something that other people wanted...whenever I think people aren't smiling at me, I simply began smiling and saying hello. Like magic, the next thing I know: I'm surrounded by smiling people. It is true that you world is only a mirror of you. So that's why I say, teach and you shall receive.

And Charles turned around and called back without thinking, 'You know, you're awfully lucky you boys are white.'He didn't know why he said it. It had broken out of him. He'd wanted to speak with love: that was all that he'd asked for that day, but now there was a shocked silence. Oh shit, Charles thought. I'm fired for sure.

Time teaches all things to him who lives forever but I have not the luxury of eternity.

Sorry, lass. Ye have to seize the teachable moments, you know. Carry on.

Teach men how to fish, but also teach them how to preserve fish.

First day of your teaching you are to stand at your classroom door and let your students know how happy you are to see them. Stand, I say. Any playwright will tell you that when the actor sits down the play sits down. The best move of all is to establish yourself as a presence and to do it outside in the hallway. Outside, I say. That__ your territory and when you__e out there you__l be seen as a strong teacher, fearless, ready to face the swarm. That__ what a class is, a swarm. And you__e a warrior teacher. It__ something people don__ think about. Your territory is like your aura, it goes with you everywhere, in the hallways, on the stairs and, assuredly, in the classroom.

The teacher must adopt the role of facilitator not content provider.

Without books no one can be a good teacher nor even a good student of this art.

Any academic skill is quickly achievable if charged with clear purpose and an appeal to enthusiastic self-interest. Tarzan of the Apes only needed about twenty minutes to figure out how to read the beautiful Jane Porter__ cursive writing.

Learn to discover your divine potential.

Every lesson is a blessing.

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.