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title: 10 Inspiring Quotes for Back to School
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# 10 Inspiring Quotes for Back to School

[ Sarah Schnurr ](https://blog.alludolearning.com/author/sarah-schnurr) :  Aug 25, 2016 7:24:53 PM

[PD Perspectives](https://blog.alludolearning.com/tag/pd-perspectives)

“If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.” - Chinese Proverb “Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.” - Josef Albers

"There is an old saying that the course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy such as ours, we must make sure that education wins the race." - John F. Kennedy

“Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.” - William Arthur Ward

“One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.” - Carl Jung

“We can teach from our experience, but we cannot teach experience.” - Sasha Azevedo

“[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.” - Jim Henson

“To teach is to learn twice over.” - Joseph Joubert

“Teachers who inspire know that teaching is like cultivating a garden, and those who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers.” - Author Unknown

"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery." - Mark Van Dore

[![You Matter: The Human Element in The Age of AI](https://blog.alludolearning.com/hubfs/Alludo%20RCOE%20%231%20Featured%20Image-1.png) ](https://blog.alludolearning.com/you-matter-the-human-element-in-the-age-of-ai)

#### [You Matter: The Human Element in The Age of AI](https://blog.alludolearning.com/you-matter-the-human-element-in-the-age-of-ai)

[Damon Torgerson](https://blog.alludolearning.com/author/damon-torgerson): May 7, 2026 12:00:08 PM

[ai tools](https://blog.alludolearning.com/tag/ai-tools) [generative ai](https://blog.alludolearning.com/tag/generative-ai) 

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[![Introducing the Alludo Calendar: All Your PD, In One Place](https://blog.alludolearning.com/hubfs/community-calendar.png) ](https://blog.alludolearning.com/introducing-the-alludo-calendar-all-your-pd-in-one-place)

#### [Introducing the Alludo Calendar: All Your PD, In One Place](https://blog.alludolearning.com/introducing-the-alludo-calendar-all-your-pd-in-one-place)

[Damon Torgerson](https://blog.alludolearning.com/author/damon-torgerson): Apr 13, 2026 10:27:29 AM

Professional development doesn't always happen online. Workshops, walkthroughs, coaching sessions, and cohort meetings are still a big part of how...

[features](https://blog.alludolearning.com/tag/features) 

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[![QTW: District Dashboard Updates](https://blog.alludolearning.com/hubfs/i20uzhl3.png) ](https://blog.alludolearning.com/qtw-district-dashboard-updates)

#### [QTW: District Dashboard Updates](https://blog.alludolearning.com/qtw-district-dashboard-updates)

[Jamie Bridgman](https://blog.alludolearning.com/author/jamie-bridgman): Apr 8, 2026 12:27:37 PM

Welcome back to another Quick Tip Wednesday!

[Quick Tip](https://blog.alludolearning.com/tag/quick-tip) 

[Read More](https://blog.alludolearning.com/qtw-district-dashboard-updates)

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