"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 "The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work." "Art is not a thing; it is a way." "If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive." More In Teacher "I’d never been a teacher before, and here I was starting my first day with these eager students. There was a shortage of teachers, and they had been without a math teacher for six months. They were so excited to learn math."― Andrew Shue "There’s always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself – whether it’s Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. – because that’s the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else."― Audre Lorde "Those who know how to think need no teachers."― Mahatma Gandhi