Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best.
Marva CollinsRead
Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Teaching should inspire children to learn and explore new ideas freely.
This quote emphasizes the transformative power of education, suggesting that once children acquire the skills to learn effectively, they become open-minded and eager to explore a vast range of ideas. The essence of teaching lies in fostering an environment where learning influences further learning, creating a ripple effect of curiosity and innovation.
Themes
LearningEducationTeachingChildrenIdeas
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used during a teacher training workshop to highlight the impact of inspiring teaching methods.
More from Marva Collins
All quotes βWhen our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed.
Marva CollinsRead
Excellence is not an act, but a habit.
Marva CollinsRead
When someone is taught the joy of learning, it becomes a life-long process that never stops, a process that creates a logical individual. That is the challenge and joy of teaching.
Marva CollinsRead
Similar quotes
A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciousness varying with readers.
Ernest DimnetRead
The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you.
W. Somerset MaughamRead
High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in.
Dave EggersRead
Doctrinal preaching certainly bores the hypocrites; but it is only doctrinal preaching that will save Christ's sheep.
J. I. PackerRead
There is no profession which cannot be practiced by a woman.
Edith SteinRead
I could undertake to be an efficient pupil if it were possible to find an efficient teacher.
Gertrude SteinRead