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Bel Kaufman quotes: How can you wish on a turkey wishbone with a man who is capable of correcting a love letter?

How can you wish on a turkey wishbone with a man who is capable of correcting a love letter?

Bel Kaufman quotes: Education can't make us all leaders, but it can teach us which leader to follow.

Education can't make us all leaders, but it can teach us which leader to follow.

Bel Kaufman quotes: Learning is a process of mutual discovery for teacher and pupil. Keep an open mind to their unexpected responses.

Learning is a process of mutual discovery for teacher and pupil. Keep an open mind to their unexpected responses.

Bel Kaufman quotes: When giving comes directly from the heart, it can never disappoint or embarrass.

When giving comes directly from the heart, it can never disappoint or embarrass.

Bel Kaufman quotes: The heart has its reasons; it's the mind that's suspect.

The heart has its reasons; it's the mind that's suspect.

Bel Kaufman quotes: Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money-in that order; it is a process, a never-ending one.

Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money-in that order; it is a process, a never-ending one.

Bel Kaufman quotes: People ate bread made of the shells of peas because there was no flour.

People ate bread made of the shells of peas because there was no flour.

Bel Kaufman quotes: Time collapses and expands like an erratic accordion ...

Time collapses and expands like an erratic accordion ...

Bel Kaufman quotes: Love is the ultimate giving, an expression of one's best self.

Love is the ultimate giving, an expression of one's best self.

Bel Kaufman quotes: The preciousness of every moment is emphasized with every tick of the clock. Isn't it a magnificent day today?

The preciousness of every moment is emphasized with every tick of the clock. Isn't it a magnificent day today?

Bel Kaufman quotes: A teacher is frequently the only adult in the pupil's environment who treats him with respect.

A teacher is frequently the only adult in the pupil's environment who treats him with respect.

Bel Kaufman quotes: To quote a noted Jewish humorist, Sholom Aleichem: "First comes health. You can always hang yourself later." As

To quote a noted Jewish humorist, Sholom Aleichem: "First comes health. You can always hang yourself later." As

Bel Kaufman quotes: Mythology is studied in the school system because most of us come from it.

Mythology is studied in the school system because most of us come from it.

Bel Kaufman quotes: I like the word OLD. Not senior, that's for proms. Older? Older than whom? 'Old' is honorable and ripe

I like the word OLD. Not senior, that's for proms. Older? Older than whom? 'Old' is honorable and ripe

Bel Kaufman quotes: And that's it; that's why I want to teach; that's the one and only compensation: to make a permanent difference in the life of a child.

And that's it; that's why I want to teach; that's the one and only compensation: to make a permanent difference in the life of a child.

Bel Kaufman quotes: To the young, cliches seem freshly minted.

To the young, cliches seem freshly minted.

Bel Kaufman quotes: One of my students had written wistfully of a dream-school that would have windows with trees in them.

One of my students had written wistfully of a dream-school that would have windows with trees in them.

Bel Kaufman quotes: Good teachers, like Tolstoy's happy families, are alike everywhere.

Good teachers, like Tolstoy's happy families, are alike everywhere.

Bel Kaufman quotes: Children are the true connoisseurs. What's precious to them has no price, only value.

Children are the true connoisseurs. What's precious to them has no price, only value.

Bel Kaufman quotes: Never mind the cream; it will always rise to the top. It's the skim milk that needs good teachers.

Never mind the cream; it will always rise to the top. It's the skim milk that needs good teachers.

Bel Kaufman quotes: I had used my sense of humor; I had called it proportion, perspective. But perspective is distance.

I had used my sense of humor; I had called it proportion, perspective. But perspective is distance.