Mr Dawson
Mr Dawson was a geography teacher. The poor guy was stuck teaching in a primitve pre-fab right at the far end of the school, which was in a way appropriate as he always in a different world from the other teachers. He wore one of those jackets with leather patches on the elbows, and had a beard that could have housed a family of squirrels, and quite possibly did. Often in the course of a lesson he would mutter some disparaging comment about the board of governers or the education system in general.

Anyway, what was most endearing about him was he had his own terminology which we all had to adhere to in his lessons. He abhorred the pronunciation "jogrufee", and would always have us say "Gee-oh-graph-ee", to remind everyone that it meant "earth study". Lined paper was "stripey paper" in his classroom. Best of all, if you wanted a ruler, you either asked for a "Queen Anne" (15cms) or a "Queen Victoria" (30cms).
( Photoshop Bitch 2014 edition, Thu 17 Mar 2011, 22:23, Reply)