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LAST OF THE OLD SCHOOL: AN AFFECTIONATE TRIBUTE TO SCHOOLDAYS OF THE 1970'S AND 80'S - Couverture souple

THORNTON, RICHARD JOHN

 
9781739838652: LAST OF THE OLD SCHOOL: AN AFFECTIONATE TRIBUTE TO SCHOOLDAYS OF THE 1970'S AND 80'S

Synopsis

RETURN TO THE SCHOOLDAYS OF THE PAST, WHEN HIDEOUSLY PATTERNED TIES WERE COMPULSORY. WHEN WEARING WHITE SOCKS WAS DEEMED A CRIMINAL OFFENCE, AND WHEN BUNKING OFF WAS A MISSION ONLY FOR THE TRULY COURAGEOUS.
AND TO TOP IT ALL, YOU CAN REVISIT THIS BYGONE AGE THROUGH THE EYES OF A STAFF ROOM LEGEND....

September; 1983.
Ivan Reynolds is the most experienced and respected teacher at Littleholt Secondary School.
As Head of the Mathematics department, he wears the mantle of power with supreme assurance.
An academic hard-liner in the classic mould, Ivan’s tenure is challenged by neither pupils nor colleagues. But changes are afoot in the realm of education, and his tried and tested methods are suddenly deemed outdated by the new wave of young pretenders to his throne.
As retirement looms, Ivan is gradually forced to re-evaluate his habitual approach to professional duty, as he faces surrendering his esteemed position with the utmost reluctance…

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