12 Motivational Education Quotes to Inspire You
It takes someone special to be an educator and deciding to study early childhood education is a unique calling and career, but where do you find your motivation? In the world we live in today, there are many places to find daily inspiration. To help you keep you motivated, we put together a list of 12 motivational education quotes to inspire you. Share these motivational education quotes with friends, fellow students and co-workers, in addition to keeping them for your own personal motivation and enjoyment.
1) "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Nelson Mandela
2) "Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
3) "Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world."
Maria Montessori
4) "The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts."
C.S. Lewis
5) "What the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must the community want for all its children."
John Dewey, U.S. philosopher and educator
6) "Try not to have a good time...this is supposed to be educational."
Charles M. Schulz
7) “"Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today."
Malcolm X
8) "For children, play is as natural as breathing—and as necessary."
Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld, U.S. early childhood educator and author
9) “"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young."
Henry Ford
10) "In early childhood you may lay the foundation of poverty or riches, industry of idleness, good or evil, by the habits to which you train your children. Teach them right habits then, and their future life is safe."
Lydia Sigourney
11) “"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."
Frederick Douglass
12) “"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
Henry Adams
Whether you are seeking inspiration or just looking for a pick-me-up during the day, we trust these 12 motivational education quotes are sure to encourage and inspire your work in early childhood education. If these quotes have you thinking about teaching, check out our Early Childhood Education degree page for further information on how you can inspire the next generation. In addition, do you have any quotes that motivate or inspire you in the field of early childhood education? If so, share them with us in the comments below or post them on our Facebook page.
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