School days...

[fajrdrako]

From thefridayfive:
1. Who was your favorite teacher?
In High School: Mr Davidson, grade 13 English. Afterwards: John Gillingham, at the London School of Economics.

2. Why was that teacher so special?
Mr Davidson: because he treated me with respect, and because he was highly intelligent himself. Last I heard he had left the teaching profession, divorced his wife, and had become a street musician in Vancouver.

John Gillingham: because he taught me how to think about history in order to understand it.

3. Do you think teachers get paid enough?
In Ontario, yes. Not, from what I hear, in other places.

4. Do you have a favorite year of school?
I hated them all. Kindergarten was the worst; I was miserably unhappy there. Grade 13 was probably the best - I got afternoons free, and the work was interesting. But I still hated it. Bad memories all the ways.

5. If you could travel back in time and tell yourself something now that would have helped you get through school, what would you say?
"Take risks. Stop being cautious with life. Don't be afraid of what might happen. In particular, try sex, you might like it!"