Just as all things speak about God to those that know Him, and reveal Him to those that love Him, they also hide Him from all those that neither seek nor know Him.
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What a silly thing love is!' said the student as he walked away. 'It is not half as useful as logic, for it does not prove anything, and it is always telling one of things that are not going to happen, and making one believe things that are not true. In fact, it is quite unpractical, and, as in this age to be practical is everything, I shall go back to philosophy and study metaphysics.' So he returned to his room and pulled out a great dusty book, and began to read.
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Should I have a doughnut or my disgusting cardboard? Asked Gwynn, as she drew up languidly before me at a study table in a bookstore on State Street, raising a puffed rice cake in the air. My eyes narrowed attentively at her face, but as I hesitated, she announced eagerly, Disgusting cardboard it is!
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Really, nobody was there? I asked. Well, nobody important, he said, putting his glasses back on and blinking.
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Is what you choose to do with it, the people you choose to surround yourself with. Always choose people that are better than you. Always choose people that challenge you and are smarter than you. Always be the student. Once you find yourself to be the teacher, you've lost it.
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A teacher is one who makes himself progresively unnecessary. Thomas Carruthers
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The master of the garden is the one who waters it, trims the branches, plants the seeds, and pulls the weeds. If you merely stroll through the garden, you are but an acolyte.
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A true master will not deceive an able disciple. You are hampered by the limits you set and no limit can be set on skill.
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Beethoven said that it's better to hit the wrong note confidently, than hit the right note unconfidently. Never be afraid to be wrong or to embarrass yourself; we are all students in this life, and there is always something more to learn.
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The quality of the relationships that students have in class with their peers and teachers is important to their success in school.
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Be a great student of life, so you can be an outstanding teacher of living.
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I've always been a student of this life, not a teacher. More of a sponge than a fountain.
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In designing tasks, the instructor should take care to ensure that the task design requires active student participation and promotes the acquisition of the task's pedagogical goals. Abdi Kazeroni
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All subjects are the same. I memorize notes for a test, spew it, ace it, then forget it. What makes this scary for the future of our country is that I'm in the tip-top percentile on every standardized test. I'm a model student with a very crappy attitude about learning.
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Student engagement is the product of motivation and active learning. It is a product rather than a sum because it will not occur if either element is missing.
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