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Please add your quote. Be sure to state who the author of the quote is. Tell the context of the quote if known. Underneath your quote type, "contributed by..." and put your name.

"What experience and history teach us is this - that people and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles" -George Hegel Contributed by Tyler

"Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand." -Chinese Proverb Contributed by Erika

"If I had my way, I'd make health catching instead of disease." - Robert Ingersoll Contributed by Lizz

"History, despite it's wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but faced with courage need not be lived again." -Maya Angelou Contributed by John

"Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task." -Dr. Haim Ginott Contributed by Kim

"Learning without reflection is a waste. Reflection without learning is dangerous." - Confucious Contributed by Jasmine

"Good teachers are those who know how little they know. Bad teachers are those who think they know more than they don't know." - R. Verdi Contributed by Olivia

"When you are dealing with students, always look beyond their behaviors. You never know what challenges they face outside of school." - Jennifer Mull Contributed by Casey

"You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives" -Clay P. Bedford. Contributed by Ashley

"Education is too important to be left solely to educators." - Francis Keppel Contributed by John M.

"Math isn't about being able to memorize formulas, but being able to derive them." - Lori Koban Contributed by Chris Doran

"Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest disease and its toll on success and happiness is heavy." - Wayne Gretzky contributed by Matt Walton

"I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all." - Leo Rosten Contributed by Kaitlyn H.

"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing." -John Powell Contributed by Charli Sayward

"Teachers who cannot keep students involved and excited for several hours in the classroom should not be there." John Roueche

"A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning." -Brad Henry Contributed by Tara Clark

"Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate." -James Bladwin

"Do not fallow where the path my lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." -Harold R. McAlindon

"When the student is ready, the master appears." -Buddhist Proverb