Teachers Are Special

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Summary: Knowledge & Teaching Quotations
Review: This small book is a collection of mostly short (and a few long) quotations on the topics of knowledge, teaching, and learning. About half are from "famous" people. My favorites include Moliere's "without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death," Emerson's "knowledge is the antidote of fear" and "life is a festival only to the wise," and Pope's "men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot." The other half are quotes from children about their favorite teachers. It's probably worth another half star. I bought it to give to my nephew who's just starting to teach. It does have some inspirational quality in toto.