"Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure." ― Sidney Hook Topic(s): Teacher More From Sidney Hook "Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values." "Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system." More In Teacher "I need a teacher quite as much as Helen. I know the education of this child will be the distinguishing event of my life, if I have the brains and perseverance to accomplish it."― Anne Sullivan Macy "Following my junior year in high school, I went on a camping trip through Russia in a group led by Horst Momber, a young language teacher from Roosevelt."― Peter Agre "I think once you’re in the public eye, whether you’re a boss, a teacher or whatever you do, that you’re automatically in the position of role model. You have people looking up to you, so whether you choose to accept it or not is a different question."― Talib Kweli