Opening Doors to the Future: Stories of Prominent Australians and the Influence of TeachersEveryone has memories of their teachers - some good, some not. Education is one of our most universal experiences. In Australia almost all the population attends school for at least 10 years and 80 per cent for 12 years or more. Teachers are often the first significant adults in our lives outside the home. How important are they in our lives? Do they have lasting effects? In this book Phillip Hughes recounts the experiences of a number of well-known Australians with their teachers. |
Contents
1 Stories of significant Australians and the influence of teachers | 1 |
2 Strength and integrity | 11 |
3 Winning the daily battle | 20 |
4 Noone can read a landscape like Peter | 29 |
5 A kind of force that needs to be directed | 35 |
6 Gifts of head and heart | 44 |
7 A case for the Coroner | 54 |
8 Advanced Australian fare | 59 |
12 Influences positive and negative | 82 |
13 The unwilling student | 87 |
14 A memorial to outlast bronze | 92 |
15 Warrior or peacemaker? | 100 |
16 The necessary heroine | 111 |
17 Keeping open the doors for others | 117 |
18 Delaying death or prolonging life | 131 |
19 Opening doors to the future | 143 |
the best job in the world the worst job in the world | 65 |
10 The man who came back | 71 |
11 Venturing all | 76 |
| 154 | |
| 155 | |
Other editions - View all
Opening Doors to the Future: Stories of prominent Australians and the ... Phillip Hughes Limited preview - 2007 |
Common terms and phrases
academic achievements activities appointed Australian awarded became become began boys Canberra capacity career Carmel challenge Charlie Teo choice Claire Claire Smith Claire’s College commitment continue countries cricket Dennis Dennis Lillee developed Devonport Drummoyne Duntroon early East Timor effective encouraged English experience Fabian father feeling felt Fiona Wood Grade Headmaster high school Hospital impact important influence interest INTERFET John Abernethy John Marsden John’s later learning lessons Lillee lives look Lyndsay Connors major Mavis Best Melbourne memories Miss mother never Niland opportunities parents particular passion Paul period Peter Cosgrove played positive primary school realise recognised remember Richard Richard Woolcott Roderick role Rusty Rusty Young Scots College secondary school sense social Stephen Stephen Downes story success Sydney University task Tasmania taught teachers teaching took women Woolcott World Series Cricket writing young