"People are attracted to teaching because they want to make a real impact. The teachers who are making the greatest difference go far beyond meeting standardised test measures. They aspire to truly level the playing field for their students, which means inspiring a love of learning, fostering the highest levels of critical thinking, building perseverance in working towards academic excellence, and so on."

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Source : Source: www.economist.com

Wendy Kopp

#Perseverance Quotes #Teacher Quotes #Real Quotes

“If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Viewers can hate a character and at the same time can't take their eyes off of him.”

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“The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.”

Source : N.K. Rutter, Thucydides (1996). “History of the Peloponnesian War: A Companion”, Bristol Classical Press
“When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.”
“I look for friends who make me laugh.”
“Then he raised her enough to whisper in her ear, and while his voice was tender, his words were savage. "You're my woman, and no man or God or ghost will ever take you from me.”
“Itâ€™s a good thing when you donâ€™t dare do something if you donâ€™t think itâ€™s right. But itâ€™s not good when you think somethingâ€™s not right because you donâ€™t dare do it.”
“Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.”

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