Back to School: Continuing the Tribute to Past Guyanese Teachers
By: Lear Matthews
History is not was, but reflected in what is (Anonymous)
My introduction to formal education at Susamachar’s, a kindergarten church school at the corner of South Road and Light Street, Georgetown included writing with a slate pencil, repeatedly “rubbing out” mistakes, sometimes with spit on my finger tips, mostly due to lack of confidence. My brother attended Teacher Georgie School on Princess Street. I then went on to Primary School, where I was introduced to the lead pencil and eraser, exercise book, big cursive (“join-up”) writing and the “wild cane.” Discipline re-enforced. By Third Standard I was using a fountain pen with a fine-tip “nib”, and doing plenty sums, although my penmanship left much to be desired. Continue reading
