It is important for teachers to realize how very powerful they really are in the lives and development of children. With one word a teacher can crush the aspirations and creativity of a child, or make her hate a subject forever. Conversely a teacher can elevate the hopes and dreams of a child, empower her, and make her love a subject for a lifetime. Many teachers don't realize that their actions and words make deep, lasting impressions, and can in essence, reach far into the future and beyond.


~Leslie Owen Wilson