Quotes: Teacher Self-Assessment

Collectively, the quotations in this section represent the essence of Catholic teacher identity. They may be useful for general information regarding the content of the Church documents on education. In addition, they may serve as reflective pieces for teachers at faculty meetings, incorporated into paraliturgical services, inserted into newsletters to educate parents, and used as the basis for constructing a Catholic school's philosophy statement.

Below we have listed the different categories of quotations stored on our database. Please feel free to browse through our selections.

Quotation Themes

Catholic Education	Collaborating with Colleagues
Lifelong Learning	Religious Truths, Values, and Cultures
Educating the Whole Child	Educating to Peace and Justice
Social Development	Discipleship
Human Sexuality	Teacher as Model of Christian Values
Christian Message, Community, Worship, and Service	Spiritual Formation of Teachers
Relationships with Students	Teacher Self-Assessment
Spirtitual Formation and Transformation	Dignity of the Student
Christian Service	Cultural Diversity
Teacher's Call to Remain Professionally Updated	Community Building
Importance of Catholic Education	Collaborating with Parents
Teaching as Vocation	Collaborating with the Outside Community
Love	Shared Vision
Leadership

"It is because of this [dominant pluralistic mentality in secular life which is increasingly pushing the Christian Gospel to the sidelines] that loyalty to the educational aims of the Catholic school demands constant self-criticism and return to basic principles, to the motives which inspire the Church's involvement in education." (The Catholic School, 1977, #67)

"The purpose of these reflections is to help awaken such a consciousness, and to help each individual to consider his or her own personal situation in an area which is so fundamental for the full exercise of the lay vocation of a Catholic educator."
(Lay Catholics in Schools: Witnesses to Faith, 1982, #63)

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