The ancients’ famous sayings about teachers’ ethics and style are as follows:
1. If one’s body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not do what he is told.
2. Teaching by example is more important than words.
3. If you want students to be eager to learn, you must be eager to learn. Only a teacher who never tires of learning can teach students who never tire of learning.
4. If students are asked to do things, teachers and staff will personally do it; if students are required to learn knowledge, teachers and staff will personally learn it; if students are required to follow the rules, teachers and staff will personally abide by them.
5. Those who move people with words will not feel deeply; those who move people with actions will respond quickly.
6. The only source of students’ respect for teachers lies in the teacher’s morality and talent.
7. A teacher’s personality is everything to an educator. Only a healthy mind can have healthy behavior.
8. A teacher’s personal example is the most useful sunshine that cannot be replaced by anything for the hearts of young people.