EdnaKrabappe Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Jack Todhunter (Mr T/Sir) who was my English teacher from year 9 (Year 3 high school) through six form. He taught me at Aston Comprehensive school where he nearly got the sack for the Infamous Mrs Throggs' yearbook thanks to Gestapo Lowe. I don't know anyone who didn't like him. We knew how far we could push him and what would make him laugh. Every lesson he'd show us something that wasn't necessarily to do with set texts or anything he'd been asked to teach. If he read an article in the paper and found it interesting, he'd have photocopied it by 9' oclock and brought it in, just because he could. He treated you as an individual and sought to inspire each and every one of us by whatever we were interested in - even if he wasn't. He fuelled my love of etymology and never dumbed down the power of contemporary writing against the classics. I'll never forget him spending a good twenty minutes driving one lad mental by telling him he could "lend a pen to anyone he wanted" "yeah but Sir I NEED to lend a pen" "well lend it him" "yeah but sir I need to lend a pen." Full of respect for him and every day I aim to inspire the children I teach as much as he inspired me. He even gave me pep talks as an adult when i started working in education. He still teaches at Newman school in Rotherham and is involved in many a little project on the side with the author Steve Alton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valentine Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I don't know about best etacher, but I can nominate a few for worst. Jed Pearson at St Pete's anyone? I remember him, Boys PE and Geography wasn't he. Us poor girls had to put up with Miss Reak for games and English, anyone remember her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadheadfred Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 De La Salle, Scott Road. Hugh Finnegan (Music) - who moved on to All Saints when DLS got flattened! Tom Boulding (English) - now landlord of Fagan's on Broad Lane. Maurice "Jack" Justice (Geography) Brother Wilfrid (Maths) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggy Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 From Myers Grove late 70s to early 80s Mr Wolstenholme - Physics Sue Hollister - Home Economics (Cookery) Mick Giles - Maths Mr Johnson - French Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KateRatcliff Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I went to Hinde House from 1997 to 2002 and I really cant think of any best teacher. Well apart from Mr Jameson (PE), Mr Rawson(DH) and Mrs Robson(DH) they helped sort myself out and get through my GCSE's. Cant say much for Sarah Draper how I wish Mr Elliot had stayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushi Kempo Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 New to this, I think it was cycle racer who quoted Mr Osborne, ( Rick ) from Hinde House. Top english teacher and bloke. Right about the outdoor man. He found out I went caving in one of my essays and invited himself and Mr Goldstraw, ( girls do not go weak at the knees ) along. When he moved from his flat to a shared house with his family, myself and another pupil who also was in the same caving club helped him decorate. I remember his mini van, roll ups, shortness in stature and hairy face. Would love to see him again. This was around 1969. I only attended for a year, left at fifteen to earn some dosh to pay for the caving hobby. Did I mention the Odin Caving Club, anybody out there a former member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caz1 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Mrs Wadsworth was a great head teacher at Pipworth Junior school and Miss Wood our class teacher was a brilliant drama teacher. She was lovely and good fun. Waltheof i liked Mr Booth who taught Biology and Mr Wilson who taught English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolalola Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 It,s got to be Miss Stead, Limpsfield Middle School, she was a star!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumas Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 no i think its got to be mr crowe from chaucer comp i was there inbetween 1976-1982 he was very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WednesdayMad Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 IMO the best.. Ross Crowe.... Tony Boreham....Science Mrs. Sellars....Drama Eddie? Fogg....Humanities/Geology Dave Seal....English Anne Radford...German Phil Crane....Maths .....all Chaucer in the nineties. And nominees IMO for the worst teacher/s.... Graham Wells...Science at Chaucer Bill? Raine?..(Is insane)...Music...Chaucer Gerry Richardson...PE...Chaucer Mr.Sharples...Woodwork...Chaucer Dave Croll....Maths....Parson Cross College Pete Kennedy....Biology..Parson Cross College Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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