-When students who achieve best at school are asked to nominate the most important qualities for a teacher to have, they overwhelmingly say things about care and trust.
-Mere observation of individual student-teacher relationships is not able to identify in a measurable way what it is that such teachers are doing, there are subtleties in the caring and trusting relationship between the elder mentor and student that, although not obvious to the outside observer, have such a positive impact upon the younger that they want to learn; they want to earn the recognition that the elder is already giving them.
-If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain as he is. But if you treat him as if he were as he ought to be and could be, he will become that he ought to be and could be. Goethe.
-It is only with support of a philosophy and practice that encourages us to see only good; think only good; speak only good; and do only good, that we can look for an bring out the best in a child.
-It is the student well-being that seems to be one of the most important requirements for optimal learning to take place, and the research indicates that it is the teacher who plays the major role in students feeling happy, confident, motivated, curious and persevering.
-Each exemplary teacher is looking to bring out the best in themselves and in their students.
-You can mandate tests and standards and curricula all you want, but it means nothing if you can't inspire kids to care.
-Each teacher must examine: Am I practicing what I am teaching?
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