Teacher Quotes

“Teachers are the one and only people who save nations.”

“The well-being of our students is inextricably linked to the well-being of our educators.”

“We need to make sure that we are paying our teachers a salary that is not only fair but that will be able to attract and retain the best and brightest to our classrooms.”

“Respect your teacher. He is your intellectual father.”

“The idea that we’re going to be able to attract and retain the best and brightest to teach in our classrooms if we don’t have competitive teacher pay is just not realistic.”

“What I want to do is, I want to create a situation where we have the best, the brightest, the most passionate, the most effective teachers in our schools.”

“Blaming teachers for all the ills of education is a cop-out.”

“I think the best teachers are the ones who are the most creative, the most innovative.”

“The attack on tenure is an attack on academic freedom and due process.”

“You can't fire your way to the top.”

“I think we need to be very clear and honest about the fact that we will not have better schools without better teachers.”

“I don’t represent the kids. I represent the teachers.”

“Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.”

“The only thing that will really change things is the empowerment of teachers.”

“A great teacher is the single most important factor in a child's education.”