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Our people still seem to be making an impact for the better in parts of the world
Dear Editor,
Sometime ago I commented on the fact that schoolteachers could have a strong influence on their charges’ lives, whether they realise it or not.
I cited as a ‘for instance’ my own experience at high school when a throwaway line by a teacher of English Literature about the importance of taking Shakespeare seriously and how useful it could be in the long term.
He was proved right 20 years later, when my colleagues at work (young Oxford graduates) could not remember some of the lines from ‘The seven ages of man’ (As You Like It) and, much to their amazement, I was able to
fill the gaps.
Recently, in a TV quiz show there was a line from the same play – it concerned the schoolboy on his way to school. Three alternatives were given, the contestant had to choose the right one, to score a point and
win £1,000.00. She did not and the quizmaster gave the right answer as ‘whining like a snail…’ I remembered the schoolboy was ‘creeping like a snail’, checked it out and wrote to the TV programme about it, because of the implications. They thanked me by email.
On each of these shows, one panellist has to pit brains against 4 contestants. A few days ago, in a local magazine, I came across a profile of one of the 4 resident panellists of the quiz show. He is now a barrister and, a few years ago, won a prestigious TV contest for people with a high IQ. He gave as his inspiration for training as a lawyer his high school teacher, who just happens to be a son of Guyana’s soil and a personal friend of ours. We immediately passed the word along – we were so proud. This goes to show that our people still seem to be making an impact for the better in parts of the world.
Geralda Dennison
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