Terry Pratchett Quotes About Teachers

Quotes about: Teachers

• "It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever" he said. "Have you thought of going into teaching?"

  Terry Pratchett

  Inspirational, Teacher, Humorous

  "Mort (Discworld, Book 4)". Book by Terry Pratchett, November 12, 1987.

• Well, the traveling teachers do come through every few months," said the Baron. "Yes, sir, I know, sir, and they're useless, sir. They teach facts, not understanding. It's like teaching people about forests by showing them a saw. I want a proper school, sir, to teach reading and writing, and most of all thinking, sir, so people can find what they're good at, because someone doing what they really like is always an asset to any country, and too often people never find out until it's too late.

  Terry Pratchett

  Country, Teacher, Teaching

• 'Educational' refers to the process, not the object. Although, come to think of it, some of my teachers could easily have been replaced by a cheeseburger.

  Terry Pratchett

  Teacher, Educational, Thinking

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