tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post6531309164612578139..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: My First History Teacher by Mary HoffmanMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-79782864007659193362011-10-31T13:32:35.377+00:002011-10-31T13:32:35.377+00:00Sometimes I don't think I make a very good wom...Sometimes I don't think I make a very good woman--I don't think I ever noticed my teachers' jewellery. However, I do remember the brilliant Mr Keeley who taught us Environmental Studies (history & geography), sold Socialist Worker on weekends and always cycled to work with the Financial Times strapped to his bicycle.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-76198156683865152642011-10-31T11:12:45.502+00:002011-10-31T11:12:45.502+00:00It's amazing what a good teacher can do to cre...It's amazing what a good teacher can do to create a genuine love for a subject in us. I loved Latin, because I found my Latin teacher inspiring - interestingly he was also scary and vile!Henriettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251721298738618327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-26882408313754969432011-10-31T08:54:03.499+00:002011-10-31T08:54:03.499+00:00Isn't it astonishing that JEWELLERY makes such...Isn't it astonishing that JEWELLERY makes such an impression on young women and girls? I remember LOTS of individual brooches, rings etc that my teachers used to wear, esp a wonderful half-hoop of enormous opals for one teacher.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-80540060441859632282011-10-30T18:28:31.271+00:002011-10-30T18:28:31.271+00:00How lovely - and I'm sure Mrs Grisbrooke would...How lovely - and I'm sure Mrs Grisbrooke would have been very touched to know that she'd had such an influence.Essie Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611324005960689918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-58027491783398924572011-10-30T18:17:43.707+00:002011-10-30T18:17:43.707+00:00That is an amazing that your teacher had such an i...That is an amazing that your teacher had such an impact on your life. Teachers are always thrilled to know that they have made a difference in their students' lives.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526817272613512688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-78322549661622242332011-10-30T15:06:28.166+00:002011-10-30T15:06:28.166+00:00What a lovely tribute. You conjure Mrs Grisbrooke ...What a lovely tribute. You conjure Mrs Grisbrooke so vividly, Mary. And what a shame that you had to choose between History and Art... but how beautifully your 'David' combines the two!H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-34599217019709071612011-10-30T10:45:40.104+00:002011-10-30T10:45:40.104+00:00Hurrah for Mrs Grisbrooke and all other unsung her...Hurrah for Mrs Grisbrooke and all other unsung heroines.Linda B-Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01599899073420595717noreply@blogger.com