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Is There a Pigeon in the Room?

- My Life in Schools
Af: Cameron Wyllie Engelsk Paperback

Is There a Pigeon in the Room?

- My Life in Schools
Af: Cameron Wyllie Engelsk Paperback
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Is There a Pigeon in the Room? is a deeply personal book about Cameron Wyllie’s remarkable four-decade career in teaching. It’s a tapestry of anecdotes and reflections on topics like drugs, parenting and sex education, laced with stories about memorable individuals.What did he say to the Third Year after drinking too much gin with the Head? Who was Adolf? What happened to the horrible bus driver? While the intention is to make the reader laugh plenty, Cameron also deals with discipline, refugees, tragic events, his own status as a gay man and tells us the story of Tes, an Eritrean boy who inspired hundreds of young people with his love of education.Cameron taught over 8,000 students in his career. Having been once described as ‘the place where Jean Brodie meets Kenneth Williams’ the book also charts the surprising trajectory of a career which culminated in his appointment as Principal of George Heriot’s, one of Edinburgh’s most prestigious schools.
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Is There a Pigeon in the Room? is a deeply personal book about Cameron Wyllie’s remarkable four-decade career in teaching. It’s a tapestry of anecdotes and reflections on topics like drugs, parenting and sex education, laced with stories about memorable individuals.What did he say to the Third Year after drinking too much gin with the Head? Who was Adolf? What happened to the horrible bus driver? While the intention is to make the reader laugh plenty, Cameron also deals with discipline, refugees, tragic events, his own status as a gay man and tells us the story of Tes, an Eritrean boy who inspired hundreds of young people with his love of education.Cameron taught over 8,000 students in his career. Having been once described as ‘the place where Jean Brodie meets Kenneth Williams’ the book also charts the surprising trajectory of a career which culminated in his appointment as Principal of George Heriot’s, one of Edinburgh’s most prestigious schools.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 224
ISBN-13: 9781780277738
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1780277733
Kategori: Edinburgh
Udg. Dato: 2 jun 2022
Længde: 21mm
Bredde: 231mm
Højde: 152mm
Forlag: Birlinn General
Oplagsdato: 2 jun 2022
Forfatter(e): Cameron Wyllie
Forfatter(e) Cameron Wyllie


Kategori Edinburgh


ISBN-13 9781780277738


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 224


Udgave


Længde 21mm


Bredde 231mm


Højde 152mm


Udg. Dato 2 jun 2022


Oplagsdato 2 jun 2022


Forlag Birlinn General

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