Students are filing into your fully prepared classroom brimming with inspiration and fresh school supplies. These back to school whiteboard quotes make for an inspirational and even comical start to the school year, and give your students a chance to read a bit about your personality before class even starts. Check out the following ideas and use one for your class this back to school season.
Nine Whiteboard Quotes for Back to School
Read through these inspirational quotes and choose one to motivate your students on the first day of school. A simple quote on the whiteboard can be a great conversation starter.
“You’re off to great places, today is your day, your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!” – Dr. Seuss
“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” – Sydney J. Harris
“Wisdom is not a product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” – Albert Einstein
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Francis of Assisi
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – Dumbledore (J.K. Rowling)
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying I will try again tomorrow.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
“You have to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.” – Abraham Lincoln
“I came to understand the value of education, not just to enable me to make a good living, but to enable me to make a worthwhile life.” – Ruth Simmons
“Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.” –Ralph Marston
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