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DanaC · 03-09-2007, 01:15 PM

Mr White.

English teacher from 13-16. Witty and quirky and completely focused on teaching. Had an absolute love for literature and the complete trust of his students. Talked to us like adults, credited us with some intelligence and did a sideline in motor maintenance which he positively encouraged the girls to get involved with (not that I took that up:P). Raised in a children's home he had a particular affinity for the looked after kids and organised holiday trips for them through the school. Ran a poetry club, encouraged us to have proper debates in class, about real issues, some of which got a touch heated. Introduced us to Shakespeare, Catch-22, Wilfred Owen and Woodie Guthrie.

He always took me seriously when I showed him my experiments in writing, gave me proper constructive criticism that made me feel like what i was doing actually mattered. He was the one that helped me when my life started to spiral out of control and I was effectively having a mini-breakdown (15).

03-09-2007, 01:15 PM	#2
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Mr White. English teacher from 13-16. Witty and quirky and completely focused on teaching. Had an absolute love for literature and the complete trust of his students. Talked to us like adults, credited us with some intelligence and did a sideline in motor maintenance which he positively encouraged the girls to get involved with (not that I took that up:P). Raised in a children's home he had a particular affinity for the looked after kids and organised holiday trips for them through the school. Ran a poetry club, encouraged us to have proper debates in class, about real issues, some of which got a touch heated. Introduced us to Shakespeare, Catch-22, Wilfred Owen and Woodie Guthrie. He always took me seriously when I showed him my experiments in writing, gave me proper constructive criticism that made me feel like what i was doing actually mattered. He was the one that helped me when my life started to spiral out of control and I was effectively having a mini-breakdown (15).