English teachers

Amanda Riddell
Mar 7, 2024
1 min read

Three of my English teachers from high school stand out: Ms. Seymour, Mr. Johnston(e?), and the guy from the Valves (who was my year 13 teacher). I'm not good with remembering names... Mr. Johnstone was a former National candidate and loved Sargeson's stories. And I felt like his class in Year 12 was when I learned about poetry.

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Amanda Riddell

Mar 07, 2024

Plus Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Walker from my history classes, who were very tough writers.