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    A Touch of Class
    A Touch of Class
    A Touch of Class
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    A Touch of Class

    By Carol VanderHeyden

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    "We always have time for the things we put first." "Most people get ahead during the time that others waste." "Successful people try, practice, and wander down blind alleys. They pay their dues but don't give up." These are just a few of the thousands of quotes I have collected and used to inspire and challenge hundreds of students and educators during my thirty-year, teaching, career. I have compiled these quotes along with historical quotes and documents into a comprehensive book entitiled; A Touch of Class. This book is meant to be a tool and an asset to any classroom instructor. I envision this book as a resource for classroom banners and wall charts.

    In an era of cultural changes and a need or quest for teachers to find tools to enhance character building in our young people, I believe using meaningful quotes to teach life-lessons was met with personal success in my classroom. It is my desire to inspire other teachers to use quotes as part of their daily, routine, classroom, experience. It will help alleviate behavioral problems in the classroom and aid our children's growth toward good citizenship. Many interesting, spontaneous, and enlightening discussions may follow as students share their interpretations. The art of deciphering quotes and writing interpretations is a classy way to start your day, hence the title; A Touch of Class.

    A Touch of Class is divided into three sections designed for educators of all grade levels. Section 1: A Wealth of Wisdom for Teachers (Includes topics like discipline and motivation)
    Section 2: The Making of a Great Nation (Includes historical quotes and documents)
    Section 3: Earth's Wonders and Resources (Includes quotes related to scientific topics)

    This treasure of quotes is designed to be a continuous source of strength, encouragement, joy, and enrichment through your teaching career.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateFeb 4, 2003
    ISBN9781412250962
    A Touch of Class
    Author

    Carol VanderHeyden

    Born in the state of New York, a product of the baby boomer generation, Carol VanderHeyden, was raised in a large family in western Pennsylvania. She attended college and graduate school in Indiana where she met her husband. VanderHeyden raised two children while pursuing a teaching career in Michigan. She recently retired and lives in central Florida. VanderHeyden belonged to the NEA, MEA, and EEA, serving in various capacities as an officer in her local and state teaching associations. She has received awards in teaching, conservation, and photography. She belongs to the Stonegate Women's Golf Association and the Green Thumbs. Among her interests are traveling, having traveled extensivily in all fifty states and a dozen foreign countries, reading and journaling. Her hobbies inlcude photography, stamp collecting, gardening, and flower arranging. Watercolor, ceramics, and calligraphy are among her recent interests because she believes one is never too old to learn something new. A Touch of Class is her first published work. In many ways, VanderHeyden's collection of quotes is the essence of her teaching and learning experiences in public education.

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      Book preview

      A Touch of Class - Carol VanderHeyden

      A TOUCH OF CLASS

      QUOTES FOR TEACHERS

      COMPILED BY

      CAROL VANDERHEYDEN

      Photographs by Carol VanderHeyden

      © Copyright 2003 Carol VanderHeyden. All rights reserved.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

      The book cover was designed and painted by Stephanie Sodel, who is visually impaired, but has not allowed her disability to prevent her from creating wonderful works of art. Sodel lives in Central Florida with her husband and teaches watercolor classes at Solivita.

      National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data

      A touch of class / [compiled by] Carol VanderHeyden. ISBN 1-55395-309-6

      1. Quotations, English. 2. Education—Quotations, maxims, etc. I. Vanderheyden, Carol

      PN6084.E38T69 2003 081 C2 002-90 53 77-3

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      This book was published on-demand in cooperation with Trafford Publishing.

      On-demand publishing is a unique process and service of making a book available for retail sale to the public taking advantage of on-demand manufacturing and Internet marketing. On-demand publishing includes promotions, retail sales, manufacturing, order fulfilment, accounting and collecting royalties on behalf of the author.

      Suite 6E, 2333 Government St., Victoria, B.C. V8T 4P4, CANADA Phone 250-383-6864 Toll-free 1-888-232-4444 (Canada & US) Fax 250-383-6804 E-mail [email protected]

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      Contents

      DEDICATION

      INTRODUCTION

      PREFACE

      PART ONE

      CHAPTER 1

      CHAPTER 2

      CHAPTER 3

      CHAPTER 4

      CHAPTER 5

      CHAPTER 6

      CHAPTER 7

      PART TWO: 

       THE MAKING OF A GREAT NATION

      CHAPTER 1

      CHAPTER 2

      CHAPTER 3

      CHAPTER 4

      CHAPTER 5

      CHAPTER 6

      CHAPTER 7

      PART THREE: 

       EARTH’S WONDERS AND RESOURCES

      CHAPTER 1

      CHAPTER 2

      CHAPTER 3

      CHAPTER 4

      CHAPTER 5

      CHAPTER 6

      CHAPTER 7

      CHAPTER 8

      DEDICATION

      A TOUCH OF CLASS, is dedicated to all the unsung heroes in the teaching profession. Teachers rarely get the recognition or appreciation they deserve for the countless hours of preparation and clerical work they render after hours, or for the hundreds of dollars they spend in out-of-pocket donations for supplies and materials for their classrooms and students. They genuinely care about our nation’s children and their futures. These talented and learned professionals are our sport’s heroes and deserve similar reparations. When we support our educators as they deserve, we will be a better society and they will get the respect and honor they so merit. The word Teacher was used in describing, Jesus, the greatest teacher of all times. What an honor it should be, to be called Teacher, with the responsibility, dignity, prestige, and respect that word entails.

      INTRODUCTION

      This book is a collection of quotations and documents, which I have gathered and used in my classroom over the duration of my thirty-year teaching career. In many ways they are the essence of my teaching and learning experiences in public education.

      My retirement from the classroom has brought me the freedom to pursue another dream. I have found great satisfaction and excitement in writing. If my writing achieves its purpose then I have embarked on a second career. It is my desire that this book will be a great resource for teachers.

      I used quotes as a cognitive and memorable part of my student’s daily educational experience. Asking the questions; what does this quote mean or what is the author trying to communicate with us, will help students to analysis the quote and put it into their own words. Many interesting, spontaneous and enlightening discussions may follow as students share their interpretations. The art of deciphering quotes and writing interpretations is a classy way to start your day, hence the title; A Touch of Class.

      The discipline of using meaningful quotes to teach life-lessons in my classroom was met with personal success. Therefore, it is my wish to inspire other teachers to use quotes as a practical part of their classroom experience. Through the implementation of quotes, it is my hope that you and your students will gain insight into the mystery of human behavior and pursue the enrichment of character-building within the class setting.

      I have compiled this collection of quotes and documents into three sections: A Wealth of Wisdom for Teachers, The Making of a Great Nation, and Earth’s Wonders and Resources. These sections are designed for teachers of all grade levels. In Parts Two and Three, topics related to history and science are emphasized respectively. This treasure of quotes is designed to be a continuous source of strength, encouragement, joy, and enrichment throughout your teaching career.

      The Author’s Wish for You May you get all your wishes but one; So you always have something to strive for.

      PREFACE

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      THE IDEAS I STAND FOR ARE NOT MINE.

      I BORROWED THEM FROM SOCRATES. I

      SWIPED THEM FROM CHESTERFIELD. I

      TOOK THEM FROM JESUS. AND I PUT

      THEM IN A BOOK. IF YOU DON’T LIKE

      THEIR RULES, WHOSE WOULD YOU USE?

      DALE CARNEGIE

      PART ONE

      A WEALTH OF WISDOM FOR TEACHERS

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      WHILE I TEACH, I LEARN

      O’ HENRY

      CHAPTER 1

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      TO BE A TEACHER IS TO WEAR MANY HATS. ANONYMOUS

      Teachers Give Gifts To the difficult student, Patience To the quiet student, Assurance To all students, A Good Example To parents, Time to Listen To administrators, Creativity To the community, Service To yourself, Respect

      Teachers plant the seeds of learning.

      Everyday is a new beginning; every morn is the world made new.

      Teachers broadcast facts every day Not knowing how many receivers they reach.

      A farmer can plow under his mistakes But a teacher’s mistakes grow up and become members of the school board.

      Goals are like stars; they may not be reached, but they can always be a guide.

      All work and little pay means you’re a teacher.

      Praise is habit forming.

      A teacher must strive to teach ideas as well as facts.

      Many children have photographic minds; they need the teacher’s help to develop them.

      A sleeping fox catches no chickens.

      Teachers who put their foot down will find their students reluctant to step on their toes.

      Criticism: the thing most of us think is more blessed to give than to receive.

      Sometimes you can make a very effective statement simply by saying nothing.

      Experience is what helps you to recognize a mistake when you’ve made it again.

      What students want to learn is as important as what educators want to teach.

      Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

      Kindness is the overflowing of one’s self into the lives of others.

      Give credit where credit is due.

      We protest against unjust criticism, but we accept unearned applause.

      Today’s assignment: Help fight truth decay.

      The first fifteen seconds of a lecture will make or break it.

      The most valuable gift a teacher can give his students is a good example.

      Teaching isn’t a bowl of cherries, it’s a bunch of raisins-raisin’ curiosity, raisin’ awareness, and raisin’ grades.

      Most educators agree that students learn exactly as much in school as they are compelled to learn.

      A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. Henry Brooks Adams

      Sometimes one teacher can make all the difference: The teacher who stays after school to help you understand an algebra problem. The coach who tells you, you can do it-and gets you to run faster than you have ever run before.

      Everyone who remembers his own educational experience remembers teachers not methods and techniques. Sidney Hook

      What constitutes the teacher is the passion to make scholars. George Herbert Palmer

      Teachers believe they have a gift for giving; it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to create a work of art or a market or a building. A. Barlett Giamatti

      I was still learning when I taught my last class. Claude M. Fuess (after 40 yrs. of teaching)

      My heart is singing for joy this morning. A miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil’s mind, and behold, all things are changed! Annie Sullivan

      Enthusiasm finds the opportunities and energy makes the most of them. Henry Haskins

      Heroes are people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

      Happiness is contagious-Be a carrier.

      Laughter is the corrective force, which prevents us from becoming cranks. Henry Bergson

      A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking. Earl Wilson

      Give others a piece of your heart, not a piece of your mind.

      What a man does for himself dies with him. What he does for his community lives long after he is gone. Theodore Roosevelt

      To teach is to learn. Japanese Proverb

      It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein

      My joy in learning is partly that it enables me to teach. Seneca

      When a teacher calls a boy by his entire name, it means trouble. Mark Twain

      Teacher: The child’s third parent. Hyman Maxwell Berston

      The most extraordinary thing about a really good teacher is that he or she transcends accepted educational methods. Margaret Mead

      Retirement means less money and more spouse.

      To be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable, we must be credible; to be credible, we must be truthful. Edward R. Murrow

      Indecision is the worst enemy of creativity.

      The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed. Marva Collins

      Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task. Haim G. Ginot

      Teaching is the royal road to learning. Jessamyn West

      Teaching is the hardest work I’ve ever done. Ann Richards

      One may receive the information, but miss the teaching. Jean Toomer

      Teachers are more than any other classes the guardians of civilization. Bertrand Russell

      Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Chinese Proverb

      Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater. Gail Godwin

      By learning you will teach; by teaching you will learn. Latin Proverb

      A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health. Gilbert Highet

      Teacher: Two kinds: The kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can’t move, and the kind that just give you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies. Robert Frost

      A teacher is better than two books. German Proverb

      The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. William Arthur Ward

      A good teacher, like a good entertainer, first must hold his audience’s attention. Then he can teach his lesson. John Hendrik Clarke

      I touch the future. I teach. Christa McAuliffe

      Self-doubt seems very much a part of the job of teaching: one can never be sure how well it is going. Joseph Epstein

      The teacher’s life should have three periods-study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance. Sir William Osler

      Good teachers are glad when a term begins and a little sad when it ends. They remember some of their students for many years, and their students remember them. Margaret Mead

      The job of a teacher is to excite in the young a boundless sense of curiosity about life, so that the growing child shall come to apprehend it with an excitement tempered by awe and wonder. John Garrett

      To teach is to touch lives forever.

      The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. Anatole France

      The first idea that the child must acquire in order to be actively disciplined is that of the difference between good and evil: the task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility, and evil with activity. Maria Montessori

      The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. Mark Van Doren

      The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher. Elbert Hubbard

      A life that hasn’t a definite plan is likely to become driftwood. David Sarnoff

      To teach is to learn twice. Joseph Joubert

      Teach young people how to think not what to think. Sidney Sugarman

      Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best. Bob Talbert

      Fifty years ago teachers said their top discipline problems were talking, chewing gum, making noise, and running in the halls. The current list, by contrast, sounds like a cross between a rap sheet and the seven deadly sins. Anna Quindlen

      One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen. Philip Wylie

      I owe a lot to my teachers and mean to pay them back someday. Stephen Leacock

      A good teacher is one who says something you won’t understand until ten years later. Julius Lester

      Good teachers are costly, but bad teachers cost more. Bob Talbert

      Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives. Andrew A. Rooney

      The gift of teaching is a peculiar

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