"The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher." ― Elbert Hubbard Topic(s): Teacher Tags: object, teaching More From Elbert Hubbard "We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them." "We work to become, not to acquire." "The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence." More In Teacher "I made my drama teacher cry. I only took drama to get out of writing papers in English and the teacher was this thespian Broadway geek and here I was this Italian guy from Staten Island and I would put her in tears."― Vinny Guadagnino "I’m embarrassed every time I look a teacher in the eye, because we ask them to do so much for so little."― Phil McGraw "We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It’s not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers."― Donna Shalala