The Awakened One sees the observer and the observed as one. The unawakened one sees the observer and the observed as different.

You don't always have to teach the the corrective lesson. Sometimes you can teach the lesson of patience and non-engagement.

Probably every subject is interesting if an avenue into it can be found that has humanity and that an ordinary person can follow.

Genius is the ability to independently arrive at and understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person.

We are more than role models for our students; we are leaders and teachers of both an academic curriculum and a social curriculum.

The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is the pretense of intelligent ignorance. The former is teachable; the latter is not.

When we concentrate on preaching what people WANT to hear we will only succeed in exciting their flash and depressing their spirit.

We are both a student and a teacher from birth. How eagerly we embrace these roles determines how fulfilled we are with our lives.

Any school for free citizens must begin by teaching distrust, not trust. It must teach questioning, not acceptance of stock answers.

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.

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.

Be as light as a feather and when they reach for you — you will blow right by their grip; you will effortlessly flow to safety.

In God's eyes, a man who teaches one truth and nothing else is more righteous than a man who teaches a million truths and one lie.

It is said, in a fire, everyone runs away from it save for the fireman who run towards it. When dealing with students, be the fireman.

Build a bridge over shame by teaching kids about sexual abuse. Give them a chance to run to us should they encounter it. Be their hero.