The Best Days of Your LifeHymns Ancient and Modern Ltd, 2004 - 224 pages All of life in the world of education, from the nursery to the university, is represented in this vivid and entertaining anthology. Teachers who inspire rub shoulders with those who strike terror, the idealistic with the world-weary. The best and the worst of pupils mingle together, the responsive and the quietly (or noisily) destructive. Drawn from the litery and the factual record, this collection from British, Irish and American writers reflects a broad range of universal experience |
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... kind to thy sister - not many may know The depth of true sisterly love ; The wealth of the ocean lies fathoms below The surface that sparkles above . Be kind to thy father , once fearless and bold , Be kind to thy mother so near ; Be ...
... kind to thy sister - not many may know The depth of true sisterly love ; The wealth of the ocean lies fathoms below The surface that sparkles above . Be kind to thy father , once fearless and bold , Be kind to thy mother so near ; Be ...
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... kind of support do I need? and Where can I get help to parent most effectively? After reading parenting advice books and studying parenting from every angle for over twenty years, knowing what kind of parent I am is something I should ...
... kind of support do I need? and Where can I get help to parent most effectively? After reading parenting advice books and studying parenting from every angle for over twenty years, knowing what kind of parent I am is something I should ...
Contents
Kindest of Teachers | 1 |
Rigid Coarse and Despotic | 16 |
Kept by a Gentleman | 32 |
Kind and Honoured but Lowly | 48 |
Little Savages | 60 |
The Sociability of Masters | 82 |
Little Victims | 101 |
What Larks | 122 |
Our Rusty Gowns | 137 |
Those Merry Times | 155 |
Those Who Predict | 175 |
To Weigh and Consider | 187 |
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