Academics have one of the most important but difficult tasks in the world. There are no words to describe the many hats they wear. As Teacher Appreciation Month rolls around, they’ve got that summer vacation! Yet, every year teachers come back ready to take up the challenge again, eager to make a difference in the lives of their students. If you would like to express your gratitude, consider writing a note of gratitude and include one of these thank-you quotes for teachers (a gift card never hurts, either 😉).
A child, a teacher, a pen and a book can change the world. Malala Yousafzai
A teacher is a compass that activates the magnet of curiosity, knowledge and wisdom in the students. – Ever Garrison
A good teacher can awaken hope, awaken imagination and awaken love for learning. -Brad Henry
A teacher influences eternity; He can never say where his influence will end. – Henry Brooks Adams
Better a poor horse than no horse at all. -Joseph Albers
I am indebted to my father for survival, but to my teacher for survival. – Alexander the Great
A good teacher is like a candle – it devours itself to light the way for others. – Mostafa Kamal Ataturk
A good teacher is one who gradually makes himself unnecessary. – Thomas Carathers
The great teacher is not the person who provides the most information, but he is the person in whose presence we become different people. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Education gives birth to confidence. Confidence inspires hope. Hope gives birth to peace. – Confucius
The highest art of the teacher is to evoke joy in creative expression and knowledge. – Albert Einstein
Talent without education is like silver. -Benjamin Franklin
A mind, once expanded by a new concept, never returns to its original dimension. – Oliver Wendell Holmes
Those who remember their own education remember the teachers, not the methods and techniques. Teachers are the lifeblood of the education system. – Sydney Hook
Better a poor horse than no horse at all. -Japanese proverb
A brilliant teacher looks back with gratitude, but also with gratitude to those who have touched our human feelings. – Carl Jung
Great teachers empathize with children, respect them and believe that everyone has something special that can be developed. – Ann Lieberman
Students don’t care how much you know, unless they know how much you care. – John C. Maxwell
Be a great role model because you will be the window through which many children can see their future. – Thomas McKinnon
We never forget what we learn with joy. – Alfred Mercier
A test of the accuracy of the educational method is the happiness of the child. – Maria Montessori
Anyone who does something to help a child in his life is a hero to me. – Fred Rogers
Most of us have no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for a lifetime. -Andy Rooney
The biggest sign of success for a teacher is … being able to say, “The kids are acting like I’m not there now.” – Maria Montessori
It is good to teach children to count, but it is best to teach them. – Bob Talbert
What a gift for a teacher to see students smile and live up to their potential. That is the reward. Humble to be a witness to something like that. – Mary Valelonga
I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession. – John Wooden
Education is not about filling a bowl, it is about lighting a fire. William Butler Yates
Like this thanks quote for teachers? Try these team-building quotes for classrooms and schools.
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