David Cuthbertson
Mary Neville was my French teacher throughout my five years at Pembroke Collegiate Institute. What I hope we remember about Mrs. Neville is her tremendous enthusiasm for the subject and her sense of humour. And she had great self-confidence. Sometimes it is difficult for a teacher to have one of her own children in her class, but Mrs. Neville was just as willing to throw a piece of chalk at Bill - if she had to - as she was at the rest of us.
As Joyce Cary wrote, "The most effective teacher will always be biased,
for the chief force in teaching is confidence and enthusiasm."
David Cuthbertson
Saturday July 11, 2009 at 5:29 am