Frank Smith (psycholinguist) Quote

The teachers who get "burned out" are not the ones who are constantly learning, which can be exhilarating, but those who feel they must stay in control and ahead of the students at all times.


Insult to Intelligence: The Bureaucratic Invasion of Our Classrooms (ed. Heinemann Educational Books, 1986)


The teachers who get burned out are not the ones who are constantly learning, which can be exhilarating, but those who feel they must stay in control ...

The teachers who get burned out are not the ones who are constantly learning, which can be exhilarating, but those who feel they must stay in control ...

The teachers who get burned out are not the ones who are constantly learning, which can be exhilarating, but those who feel they must stay in control ...

The teachers who get burned out are not the ones who are constantly learning, which can be exhilarating, but those who feel they must stay in control ...