Re: Good day sir
Charles Dickens (cdickens@RMPLC.CO.UK)
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 09:41:08 -0100
My dear Would-be Educators,
Some are good, some are bad. Perhaps I did a disservice to the profession
in my books, by dwelling more on bad ones than on good. You may remember Mr
Squeers, Mr Creakle, Doctor Blimber, Bradley Headstone and the like. I
suppose I featured them because nothing could be clearer to me than the harm
wrought on a child by bad teaching. But I can plead extenuating
circumstances. I did feature some good teachers: Dr Strong and Miss
Twinkleton, for instance.
Of one thing I am certain. There is no nobler profession, and the man or
woman called to it who earnestly performs his or her duty is a benefactor to
society.
Faithfully yours,
Charles Dickens
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>Dear Mr. Dickens,
>
>We have read with interest your message to us all, and we would like to ask
>what is your opinion of teachers?
>
>Yours sincerely,
>
>Two would-be educators
>
>
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