A good teacher can have a huge impact on a child’s life, so we decided to put together a list of all the best teacher appreciation quotes for your next post. And if you’re looking for short teacher appreciation sayings or messages, we also have you covered.
Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.
Teacher Appreciation Quotes
“If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society’s heroes.”- Guy Kawasaki
“To teach is to learn twice.” – Joseph Joubert
“Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students.”— Charles Kuralt
“What a gift for any teacher to see the students smile and live up to their potential. That’s the reward. That’s humbling to be a witness to something like that.”- Mary Vallelonga
“Teaching is not just a job. It is a human service, and it must be thought of as a mission.”- Dr. Ralph Tyler
“It’s the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.” –Michael Morpurgo
“Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.” – Lady Bird Johnson
“I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.” – Alexander the Great
“The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.” – Alexandra Trenfor
“In teaching, you cannot see the fruit of a day’s work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years.” – Jacques Barzun
“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.” – Khalil Gibran
“The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character.” –Dorothea Dix
“When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son.”- The Talmud
“Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance.” – Peter Drucker
“Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.”- Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers)
“Great teachers empathize with kids, respect them, and believe that each one has something special that can be built upon.” – Ann Lieberman
“I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.” – John Wooden
“Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”- John C. Maxwell
“Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of the individual. “If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honor for me.” – APJ Abdul Kalam
“He who opens a school door closes a prison.” – Victor Hugo
“The art of teaching is to teach, to teach well, and to teach even better.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
“The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.”- Alexandra K. Trenfor
“Your heart is slightly bigger than the average human heart, but that’s because you’re a teacher.” – Aaron Bacall
“A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.”- Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
“When we strive to become better teachers than we are, everyone in our classroom becomes better too.”- Robert John Meehan
“What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.” – Karl Menninger
“The great teacher is not the man who supplies the most facts, but the one in whose presence we become different people.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Nine-tenths of education is encouragement.”- Anatole France
“The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called ‘truth.’ –Dan Rather
“The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.” – Edward Bulwer-Lytton
“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”- Carl W. Buechner
“Educators are the only people who lose sleep over other people’s kids.” –Nicholas A. Ferroni
“If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.”- John Dewy
“Teacher appreciation makes the world of education go around.” – Helen Peters
“I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.”- Lily Tomlin
“Teaching is more than imparting knowledge; it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts; it is acquiring understanding.”—William Arthur Ward
“I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” – Robert Frost
“Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.” –Colleen Wilcox
“When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts.”- Dalai Lama
“A teacher’s job is to take a bunch of live wires and see that they are well-grounded.”- D. Martin
“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai
“It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.” – Tom Brokaw
“The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate ‘apparently ordinary’ people to unusual effort. The tough problem is not in identifying winners: it is in making winners out of ordinary people.” K. Patricia Cross
“Teaching is not about answering questions but about raising questions – opening doors for them in places that they could not imagine.” – Yawar Baig
“Being able to help someone learn something is a talent.” – Margaret Riel
“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.” – Andy Rooney
“Teachers teach because they care. Teaching young people is what they do best. It requires long hours, patience, and care.” – Horace Mann
“Give me a fish and I eat for a day. Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime.” – Chinese Proverb
“What greater or better gift can we offer the republic than to teach and instruct our youth?” – Marcus T. Cicero
“In order to be an effective teacher, you have to love your students as human beings, and you have to love teaching.”- Maribeth Sublette
“Those who know do. Those who understand, teach.”- Aristotle
“Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.” – Jacques Barzun
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”- Albert Einstein
“Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre.” – Gail Godwin
“Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” – Bob Talbert
“In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.”- Phil Collins
“Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together.” –Scott Hayden
“The influence of teachers extends beyond the classroom, well into the future.” – F. Sionil Jose
“Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system.” – Sidney Hook
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”- Henry Brooks Adams
“The teacher … must have a kind of faith that the child will reveal himself through work.”- Maria Montessori
“Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.” – Japanese Proverb
“Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.” – Josef Albers
“Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.” – Helen Caldicott
“A good teacher can inspire hope; ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.” – Brad Henry
“A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils.”- Ever Garrison
“Be a wonderful role model because you will be the window through which many children will see their future.” – Thomas Mckinnon
“Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.” – Solomon Ortiz
“If you can read this, thank a teacher.”- American Proverb
“Teaching is not about answers but about questions; not about knowing but about learning; not about the destination but about the journey.” – Glenn Doman
“One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.” – Philip Wylie
“Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.” –Joyce Meyer
“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.”- Mark Van Doren
“The greatest sign of success for a teacher… is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’” – Maria Montessori
“To this end, the greatest asset of a school is the personality of the teacher.” –John Strachan
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward
“One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings.”- Carl Jung
“I can’t believe I just saw my teacher at the grocery store! I thought she lived in her classroom! –Heidi McDonald
“The best teacher of children, in brief, is one who is essentially childlike.” –H. L. Mencken
“Teachers appreciate being appreciated, for teacher appreciation is their highest award.”- William Prince
If you like this, you might also want to check out our other lists of High School Graduation Quotes, Inspirational Teacher Quotes, Thank You Messages for Teachers, Funny Gratitude Quotes, School’s Out Quotes and Back to School Quotes.
Teacher Appreciation Sayings
Don’t judge a teacher until you’ve walked a mile in her shoes.
Teachers plant the seeds of knowledge that will grow forever.
A truly special teacher is very wise and sees tomorrow in every child’s eyes.
It takes a big heart to help shape little minds.
Without teachers, life would have no class.
What a teacher writes on the blackboard of life can never be erased.
The influence of a good teacher can never be erased.
A teacher nourishes the soul of a child for a lifetime.
Teachers are the builders of tomorrow.
A teacher’s purpose is not to create students in his own image, but to develop students who can create their own image.
Teaching: the only profession where you steal things from home and bring them to work.
A truly amazing teacher is hard to find, difficult to part with, and impossible to forget.
A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart.
Good teachers are the ones who can challenge young minds without losing their own.
Summer vacation is the time when parents realize teachers are grossly underpaid.
Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions.
In the classroom, you’re not just a teacher; you’re a dream builder.
Not all superheroes wear capes; some have teaching degrees.
The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book.
Cheers to all of the teachers who give out pencils every single day who know that they’ll never get them back.
Teacher Appreciation Messages
“Celebrating those who make the world brighter, one lesson at a time.”
“For all the lessons you’ve taught & the inspiration you’ve given.”
“To the teachers who believed in us when no one else did – we owe you everything.”
“You taught us to be curious, to question, and to dream. Thank you!”
“Happy Teachers’ Day to those who turn ordinary moments into extraordinary lessons.”
“To the teacher who always saw the potential in me – thank you!”
“Because of you, we can see the world with new eyes.”
“In the garden of life, you are the most wonderful gardeners. Happy Teachers’ Day!”
“You didn’t just teach us lessons; you taught us life. Happy Teachers’ Day!”
“A teacher’s influence can never be erased.”
“Your impact goes far beyond the classroom. Thank you for everything!”
“A teacher’s wisdom is the fuel for our journey of life. Thank you!”
“To the teachers who inspire, nurture, and encourage – thank you!”
“The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book.”
“Teachers change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.”
“Your influence extends far beyond the classroom walls. Happy Teachers’ Day!”
“Today, we celebrate the guiding lights in our lives. Happy Teachers’ Day! “
“Your impact is forever. Happy Teachers’ Day!”
“Thank you for turning the classroom into a place of discovery and wonder. “
“For the knowledge you share & the care you give – Happy Teachers’ Day!”
“Cheers to the ones who shape our world with kindness, patience, & love.”
“Teaching is the one profession that creates all other professions. Thank you for guiding us.”
“Your patience, wisdom, and dedication inspire us every day. Thank you! “
“To the teacher who never gave up on me – Happy Teachers’ Day!”
“Because of you, the world is a better place. Thank you, teachers!”
“You are the reason we believe in ourselves and our potential. Thank you!”
“To the mentors who light up our lives – Happy Teachers’ Day!”
“Happy Teachers’ Day to those who spark our curiosity and fuel our dreams!”
“Happy Teachers’ Day to those who make learning a joy!”
“To the teacher who never gave up on me – your belief made all the difference.”
“The best teachers don’t just teach – they inspire, motivate, and empower.”
“Behind every successful person is a teacher who believed in them.”
“To the ones who light the path for us, even in the darkest times.”
“Every day you help shape our future – thank you, teachers!”
“Today, we celebrate the artists who paint knowledge in the canvas of our minds.”
“Happy Teachers’ Day to the ones who inspire us to dream big”.
“To the teacher who made a difference, thank you for everything you do!”
“Your teaching goes beyond the pages – it reaches our hearts.”
“Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.”
“Teaching is a work of heart. Thank you for all you do.”
“Thank you for making learning an adventure and every day a new discovery!”
“Happy Teachers’ Day to those who unlock the magic of learning every day.”
“A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.”
“Thank you for filling our minds with knowledge and our hearts with hope.”
“A world without teachers would be a world without wisdom. Thank you for your guidance.”
“A heartfelt thank you to all the teachers who help us grow, learn, and thrive!”
“You taught us to believe in ourselves – the greatest lesson of all.”
“You taught us how to think, not what to think. Thank you!”
“Grateful for the teachers who make us feel seen, heard, and valued.”
“Behind every student who believes in themselves is a teacher who believed in them first.”
“Thank you for planting the seeds of knowledge and nurturing us with care.”
“Teaching is the profession that teaches all other professions.”
“Great teachers don’t just teach; they awaken the desire to learn.”
“Your dedication, passion, and patience make all the difference.”
“Celebrating the heroes who teach, inspire, and empower us to be our best.”
“To the world, you may be just a teacher, but to your students, you are a hero. Happy Teachers’ Day!”
“Great teachers make great humans. Happy Teachers’ Day!”
“Teachers touch the future. Happy Teachers’ Day to all who shape our world.”
“Thank you for being the reason I look forward to learning every day!”
So that is it for our list of Teacher appreciation Quotes, Sayings and Messages. We hope you found the perfect one!
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Laynni Locke
I am Laynni Locke, a Canadian writer, reader and traveller with a passion for sharing life’s moments on social media. Keeping friends and family in the loop of our lives though photos and videos has become an essential activity for most.
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