Quote

Physically, teachers are often alone in their own classrooms with no other adults for company. Psychologically, they never are.

Andy Hargreaves

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Andy Hargreaves
Teacher
Learning
Classrooms
Alone
Psychologically
Company
Classroom
Often
Physically
Never
Teachers
Adults
Leadership

More quotes by Andy Hargreaves

Image
When the purge of teacher individualism is unrestrained, eccentricity, initiative and individuality become the casualties.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
Time is the enemy of freedom.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
Blame and betrayal are the emotional enemies of improvement.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
It is those who have the distinction of privilege who set the standards of disgust with failure.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
The teacher has more power than the Minister.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
Alberta funds almost all its schools and districts to design and evaluate their own innovations. Teachers are the drivers of change, not the driven.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
Schools that cannot tolerate interesting & enthusiastic eccentrics who work better alone than together are devoid of flexibility & spirit
Andy Hargreaves
Image
All teachers are already leaders. It's in the nature of teaching.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
It's important to be innovative when times are prosperous. It's essential to be innovative when they are not.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
Students become good learners when they are in the classes of teachers who are good learners.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
The rules of the world are changing. It is time for the rules of teaching and teachers' work to change with them.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
On assessment: measure what you value instead of valuing only what you can measure.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
One or two bad teachers is a problem with the teachers. A school with many bad teachers is a problem of leadership.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
Courageous leadership is not fearless leadership. What makes you a leader is how you deal with your fears.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
Leadership is often the afterthought of educational change.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
Pompous asses knows how to put the moan in sanctimonious.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
Too many professional development initiatives are done to teachers - not for, with or by them.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
Don't raise the bar and narrow the gap, but narrow the gap to raise the bar.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
Excellence is the asymptotic state that never quite reaches perfection.
Andy Hargreaves
Image
Mentors turn into tormentors if they believe they are always right.
Andy Hargreaves