Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Learning will soon become drudgery...





"True teachers illuminate the path to achievement, believing the best way to predict a child's future is to help create it." Robert John Meehan

"Our achievements as teachers are shaped by the climate of our classrooms and the strength of our preparation." Robert John Meehan

"Teaching is a journey... but one where it's good news when you lose your baggage." Robert John Meehan


”Exemplary teachers are those teachers that can continually lay a firm foundation for learning even while using the bricks politicians have thrown at them.” Robert John Meehan

"Perseverance is the hard work you do in the classroom after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did." Robert John Meehan


"Great teachers are specialists at solving problems while they are still opportunities." -- Robert John Meehan 

"The purpose of education is to enlighten the student as to how to use their own mind, rather than to fill it with facts for a test." Robert John Meehan

"Developing a desire to learn is the kindling point of all classroom achievement." Robert John Meehan

"A key to growing as a teacher is to keep company mainly with teachers who uplift you, whose presence inspire you and whose dedication drives you." Robert John Meehan

"One teacher with a desire to teach the least desired children is equal to a force of 100 corporate education reformers who have only a passing interest in them." Robert John Meehan

"A gifted teacher is not only prepared to meet the needs of today's student, but is also prepared to see the tomorrow in every student." Robert John Meehan

"Chasing test scores is not synonymous with building and nurturing a culture of learning."Robert John Meehan
 

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Great teachers are specialists at solving problems while they are still opportunities...






"Set your classroom expectations high, the higher the better. Expect the most fantastic things to happen, not in the future but right now!" Robert John Meehan 

 "Be diligent in believing that what we do in the classroom could possibly echo for a lifetime in the heart of a student." Robert John Meehan

 "The essential nature of any Teacher is within our own hearts. Although an education prepares us to teach, it is the love of learning that sustains us." Robert John Meehan

 "Nothing is so fatal to the well being of our children as remaining indifferent to the education we provide for them." Robert John Meehan  

 "As teachers, we have the ability to rebuild the world for our students. By our sincere efforts we can make their world more rewarding, more gratifying and perhaps... even more significant." Robert John Meehan 

 "A gifted teacher is not only prepared to meet the needs of today's student, but is also prepared to see the tomorrow in every student." Robert John Meehan 
 

"Make sure that our methodology is not simply packaging old wine in new bottles. Teaching today requires a whole new vineyard." Robert John Meehan

"Children need to be challenged and pushed, not to the point where they give up but to the point where they think, "Wow, look at me go!" Robert John Meehan



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