inspirational quotes

[Kaykaykay]

"I'm not offended by dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb. I also know that I'm not blonde." - Dolly Parton

I don't even care for country music, but I love her attitude and smarts. She also never forgot her roots. By starting Dollywood, she created the biggest employer in her home county and helped draw lots of tourist dollars to a place that could really use them.

 

[J. A.]

No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don't ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives. Neil deGrasse Tyson

 

[J. A.]

Some of the greatest poetry is revealing to the reader the beauty in something that was so simple you had taken it for granted. Neil deGrasse Tyson

 

[Roy Rob]

“We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.”
― Winston Churchill

 

[J. A.]

Children seldom misquote you. They more often repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said. Unknown

 

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Children seldom misquote you. They more often repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said. Unknown

And being teachers we know how horrified parents would be if they knew just how much they repeat!

 

[J. A.]

And being teachers we know how horrified parents would be if they knew just how much they repeat!

Definitely!
We have a sign at our school entrance:
If you promise not to believe everything your child tells about school, then we'll promise not to believe everything it tells about home.

 

[J. A.]

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright

 

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Definitely!
We have a sign at our school entrance:
If you promise not to believe everything your child tells about school, then we'll promise not to believe everything it tells about home.

That is a GREAT sign! I wonder who thought of that? Brilliant!

 

[J. A.]

That is a GREAT sign! I wonder who thought of that? Brilliant!

We found it on a website for Austrian teachers.

 

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We found it on a website for Austrian teachers.

Interesting, was it autonomous or signed? And how old is that quote, do you know? Thanks! I think every K class could put this over the door! It is so TRUE!!

 

[J. A.]

Interesting, was it autonomous or signed? And how old is that quote, do you know? Thanks! I think every K class could put this over the door! It is so TRUE!!

It's a website where teachers share worksheets they created with each other, and this one certainly was signed by the teacher who wrote it. I remember that we had this sign hanging in our classrooms too, over 10 years ago.

 

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THANKS! What a great idea to have a forum for teachers! Over here, except for the K teachers, they are so competitive or passive it wouldn't happen. Sad.

 

[J. A.]

THANKS! What a great idea to have a forum for teachers! Over here, except for the K teachers, they are so competitive or passive it wouldn't happen. Sad.

In fact, there are a few of them here, where I can get material for my lessons and add mine as well. It's very helpful.

Back on topic:
Memories are the treasures that we keep locked deep within the storehouse of our souls, to keep our hearts warm when we are lonely.
Ritu Ghatourey

 

[Roy Rob]

Some days, you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant. Unknown