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I just didn’t see it. I’m tired now. The kids at school were too noisy and Ray kept coming into my classes all day. ” “I wonder when he’s going to stop this nonsense. He’s begun to walk into my classes as well,” I said. “I’ve also got other teachers coming into my classroom. Robert, Mark and Karen are also regular visitors. They come in asking students for work, or they come in to make some trivial announcement about school sport. ” Glenn asked. ” “That proves that he’s picking on us,” Glenn said hastily.

I relied on the old fashioned three f’s - firm, fair, friendly - in that order. Since the first day at school John Bell had reversed that order. He had asked the students to call him by his first name. This made him extremely popular with some students. 38 SIX THE LIE Many teachers resigned from the government school system. Some managed to find a position within the private sector. Others merely thanked their lucky stars for having got out of the system in one piece. Still others joined the thousands of ex-teachers on stress-leave.

OK Ray,” he replied, not knowing whether Ray was baiting him. The ensuing silence was broken by Val, who felt the need to pass on her latest snippet of gossip. “Did you know that Kevin is slack at home? ” “That’ll make a good hopeless couple,” Ray smirked. “A real local mix,” he sniggered, which was echoed by Val and, from the office area, by Julie-Ann. The approach of Chris, the school bell monitor, cut short any further gossip. 48 BOOK TWO PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY EIGHT SHAKESPEARE’S COMPETENCE I spent a wonderfully relaxing weekend at home with my wife and son.