Like My Teacher Always Said . . .: Weighty Words, Crazy Wisdom, the Road to Detention, and Advice We Could Never Forget, Even If We Tried

Quotes from teachers that stayed with their students—from the life-changing to the head-scratching.
My high school chemistry teacher used to tell us, "Carol never wore her safety goggles. Now, she doesn't need them." It was a joke. I think. But it sure got the point across.—Alicia on Mr. P.

The author of Like My Mother Always Said and Like My Father Always Said returns with a new crowdsourced collection of quips, quotes, and stories from people recalling childhood influences from grade scho...