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[charliegolf]

My old school in Swansea, BBC News Wales today...

I employed her before I retired. She done good. Gave me a lift anyhoo.

 

[noseall]

My old school in Swansea, BBC News Wales today...

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I employed her before I retired. She done good. Gave me a lift anyhoo.

Any teacher that inspires this generation of youngsters to make an effort, has put in a LOT of hard work and long hours.

I take my hat off to her.

 

[Notch7]

Gave me a lift anyhoo.

Well done her, and you.

Thank you for posting, it’s nice to hear an example of how public servants can be really dedicated and make a difference.

My mum was a teacher, so,I know a bit about how hard education is, despite the old tropes about holidays etc

 

[Mottie]

Coincidentally, I’ve just heard from one of my old pupils. We normally text a couple of times a year to catch up - usually when he or I were on a motorcycling trip. Anyway, I'd not heard from him for a while but had a text from him this morning asking if I was still riding. I texted back asking him how he and his family were and he phoned back for a good chat. He first came to me when he was 18. Unemployed and estranged from his alcoholic mother and living in supported housing. He did some training, got some qualifications and I even employed him for the best part of a year before he left to work for the AA. That was around 2001- 2003. He's since married, got 3 kids (oldest now 23), is a grandparent and he left the AA to start working on cars for himself. He spent most of his time and all of his money on his oldest son who was into motorsport. Junior champion and all that. His other son (now 13) has just started and he became an area champion last week too. He now runs his own motorsport business preparing, transporting and providing track support for other teams. He has a massive workshop unit near Chelmsford and even runs couple of articulated rigs and trailers. He is doing fabulous and having the time of his life. I am so, so pleased that things have worked out that well for him. I like to think I played a small part in his life and I often wonder if it was just coincidence that he gave his son the same name as me. He has to be my proudest achievement.

 

[fillyboy]

Coincidentally, I’ve just heard from one of my old pupils. We normally text a couple of times a year to catch up - usually when he or I were on a motorcycling trip. Anyway, I'd not heard from him for a while but had a text from him this morning asking if I was still riding. I texted back asking him how he and his family were and he phoned back for a good chat. He first came to me when he was 18. Unemployed and estranged from his alcoholic mother and living in supported housing. He did some training, got some qualifications and I even employed him for the best part of a year before he left to work for the AA. That was around 2001- 2003. He's since married, got 3 kids (oldest now 23), is a grandparent and he left the AA to start working on cars for himself. He spent most of his time and all of his money on his oldest son who was into motorsport. Junior champion and all that. His other son (now 13) has just started and he became an area champion last week too. He now runs his own motorsport business preparing, transporting and providing track support for other teams. He has a massive workshop unit near Chelmsford and even runs couple of articulated rigs and trailers. He is doing fabulous and having the time of his life. I am so, so pleased that things have worked out that well for him. I like to think I played a small part in his life and I often wonder if it was just coincidence that he gave his son the same name as me. He has to be my proudest achievement.

Great story. Great achievement.

I often wonder if it was just coincidence that he gave his son the same name as me.

He called his son Mottie?

 

[Mottie]

He called his son Mottie?

lol. Steven.

 

[blup]

Just waiting for the new generation of Nigels