Teachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room

It is not enough these days to simply QUESTION AUTHORITY. You have to speak with it, too.

By the time these students enter the workforce, many of the jobs they will apply for ill be in industries that don't even exist yet. That's a hard future to prepare someone for. Teachers have their sights set on the real goal: not to produce Ivy League graduates, but to encourage the development of naturally curious, confident, flexible, and happy learners who are ready for whatever the future has in store.

The best teachers that I had were always the ones I never wanted to disappoint.

Simply put, the best teachers are the ones you work your tail off for because in the end you just don't want them to think any less of you. You want and need their approval.

You want to know what I make? I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor, and I can make a...

That's what teaching is, the art of explanation: presenting the right information in the right order in a memorable way.