Maxine Greene One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child. The rest is, at best, ornamental. My heart is singing for joy this morning. As a calling teaching is a moral enterprise, a form of testifying for the good, and a sacred trust.
Good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher.
That's what matters. That's what we remember. In the future we shall measure our lives by our own growth and our ability to help others grow. The best teacher is one who, through establishing a personal relation, frees the student to learn. Learning can only take place in the student, and the teacher can only create the conditions for learning.