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SOME THOUGHTS ON

BECOMING A BETTER TEACHER

SUBMITTED BY: PROF. V. VISWANADHAM

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Teaching

is the professionthat teachesall the otherprofessions.

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A teacherwho is attempting to teachwithout inspiring the pupilwith a desire to learn

is hammering on cold iron.

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The mediocre teachertells.The good teacher

explains. 

The superior teacher

demonstrates.The great teacher

inspires. 

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Teachingis not a lost art,but

the regard for itis a lost tradition.

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One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers,but with gratitudeto those who touched

our human feelings.

The curriculum isso much necessary raw material,but warmth is the vital element

for the soul of the child.

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The task of the excellent teacheris to stimulate"apparently ordinary" people

to unusual effort.

The tough problemis not in identifying winners:

it is in making winnersout of ordinary people.

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Who daresto teachmust never cease

to learn.

A t h '

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A teacher's purposeis not to create studentsin his own image,

butto develop studentswho can createtheir own image.

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Teachers areexpected to reach

unattainable goals

with inadequate tools.

The miracle is that

at times they accomplishthis impossible task. 

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Whatthe teacher is,is more importantthan

what he teaches.

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A teacher affects 

Eternity.

He can never tellwhere his influencestops.

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To teach is to learn twice

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The object of teaching

a child is to enable himto get along

without his teacher 

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