Remembering the second President of India, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan every year (since 1962) his birthday on September 5 is celebrated as Teachers' Day in India. For those who don't know, Dr Radhakrishnan was a great teacher, philosopher, and political leader of his time and he believed that "Teachers should be the best minds in the country". In fact, when his friends and followers wanted to celebrate his birthday once, he said that he would be honoured if instead it would be celebrated in honour of our gurus and teachers in our lives. And thus, September 5 is celebrated as Teachers' Day across the country. And aptly so-- since our teachers are the ones who have untiringly worked upon us and shaped us into the people that we are today.
In honour of teachers and the immense work they put in shaping children and their futures, here we list down some beautiful quotes by famous authors that truly describe the importance of teachers in our life. Read on to know more!
1. The true teachers are those who help us think for ourselves - Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
2. Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me. - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
3. Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world. - Malala Yousafzai
4. There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies. ― Robert Frost
5. You can't stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do it. ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
6. Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges. ― Joyce Meyer
7. The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard to answer.-- Alice Wellington Rollins
8. Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. - Nelson Mandela
9. I have always felt that the true text-book for the pupil is his teacher - Mahatma Gandhi
10. Teachers should be the best minds in the country- Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
11. The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. - William Arthur Ward
12. A teacher who loves learning earns the right and the ability to help others learn.” ― Ruth Beechick
13. They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it ― Nicholas Sparks, Dear John
14. I don't care who the student is, teachers should never be condescending. That should be the first rule in the teacher handbook. ― Colleen Hoover, Hopeless
15. A gifted teacher is not only prepared to meet the needs of today’s child, but is also prepared to foresee the hopes and dreams in every child’s future.-- Robert John Meehan
16. I'm not a teacher: only a fellow traveler of whom you asked the way. I pointed ahead- ahead of myself as well as you. - George Bernard Shaw
17. The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. - Mark Van Doren
18. Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. - Charles W. Eliot
19. One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen. - Philip Wylie
20. Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth. ― Helen Caldicott
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