"What I think it really means is:..." - Quote by Maya Angelou
What I think it really means is: I'm a teacher. I am a teacher. I teach all the time, as you do and as all of you do-whether we know it or not, whether we take responsibility for it or not. I hold nothing back because I want to see that light go off. I like to see the children say, 'I never thought of that before.' And I think, 'I've got them!'
More by Maya Angelou
“It's very important to know the neighbor next door and the people down the street and the people in another race.”
“Without courage you cannot practice any of the other virtues.”
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.”
More on Teaching
“Whoever would be a teacher of men let him begin by teaching himself before teaching others; and let him teach by example before teaching by word. For he who teaches himself and rectifies his own ways is more deserving of respect and reverence than he who would teach others and rectify their ways.”
“No one will ever get anywhere in this world unless he becomes a teacher, one who can show others how to do things.”
“I was a dancer for many years. I was a premier dancer with 'Porgy and Bess,' the opera. And I taught dance some, in different places.”
More on Learning
“Before I started (college), that's the advice my dad gave me. He said to pick classes based on the teacher whenever you can, not the subject...his point was that good teachers are priceless. They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it.”
“In teaching there should be no distinction of classes.”
“The most important thing to me is, how, in the process of learning how to use my body, can I come to understand myself ?”