Lovely Teacher!

[carolegif]

My number two granddaughter starts primary school in September. Her teacher has sent all the new starters a postcard from his holiday in Florida, saying how much he is looking forward to seeing them soon.

How lovely and thoughtful is that?

[sherrardk]

That's a good idea, but she was thrilled.

[Psybbo]

That is lovely, I can't think of many who would do that

[Tilly2]

That is a nice thing for him to do. Early Years teachers are like that.

[gness]

That is wonderful...and what a good start. A lovely teacher indeed!

[Mamyalynne]

A nice personal touch, how kind.

[quinie]

He sounds really nice and caring.I'll never forget my first teacher in Primary School even 70+ years on.She was a dragon and seemed to enjoy wielding the tawse (belt).We were all scared of her and were glad to move on to the next teacher who was a darling. I'm sure your granddaughter will be looking forward to starting school.

[quinie]

Sorry if I rambled on too much.

[carolegif]

She and her friends are thrilled to get the card and one can't wait to go.

[marval]

What a lovely gesture

[FredPuli43]

I'd watch him, if I were you! Teachers are not supposed to be friendly!

Seriously, that is a good gesture. It takes away some of the anxiety which the children might feel, and makes each child feel special

[stewey]

Things certainly have changed. I taught for a few years, and we didn't know our pupils until the first day of school when the Principal introduced the teacher and then proceeded to read off the names of the pupil being assigned to him or her.

[Peter Pedant]

quinie

Primary teachers are OK and then in our time they sort of turned into Brian Glover the sports master in 'Kes' - which is now used in colleges for how 'we' look at 'them'

We had Connie - long since dead who liked locking up children in 'the little room' - with the memorable words - Get into the little room ya stuppid duffer !

But it is incredible - we do remember the good ones !

Illtyd Trethowan - famous theologian who had to teach us English
Joseph Rhymer - famous theologican who had to teach us English

Claude Ensor physicist who wrote the 1936 Enc Brit entry on EM radiation, he taught us what a Fourier series was when I was 14.

J Rhymer wrote the Illustrated Bible History which I notice is still in print when he wasnt trying to get us to write English - and also a long series, The Books of the Bible in the order in which they were written, which I note is still in Amazon

[Peter Pedant]

Freddie it is unworthy of you to suggest that a teacher who is interested in his pupils is automatically too interested in his pupils

shame shame