The Innocence of Tom Shipley - Scott, Peter T
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Tom Shipley decided to be a teacher at 4 years old. He never wavered in his enthusiasm. Join him as he studies then during his first two years in the Capital. Fascinating characters painted with a gently humourous brush. Tom grows up, leaves home on a long train trip out west only to find that the school to which he has been transferred is not finished, and not equipped. He is promoted to head of department on his first day with all the extra work and responsibility but no extra pay or time to do it. The students, a truly colourful bunch, are to arrive the following week, all 200 of them. As…mehr

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Tom Shipley decided to be a teacher at 4 years old. He never wavered in his enthusiasm. Join him as he studies then during his first two years in the Capital. Fascinating characters painted with a gently humourous brush. Tom grows up, leaves home on a long train trip out west only to find that the school to which he has been transferred is not finished, and not equipped. He is promoted to head of department on his first day with all the extra work and responsibility but no extra pay or time to do it. The students, a truly colourful bunch, are to arrive the following week, all 200 of them. As the science teacher who loves experimentation we follow his antics during the explosions, administration tangles, and students who will grow to be politicians and criminals. Laugh and gasp the adventure is worth it. Incidents such as these do really happen in schools, unbelievable as they appear. Definitely historical (1960s) fiction worth reading.
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Peter Scott was born and raised in Sydney. He has written over twenty books including non-fiction on Earth Science, the environment, survival and teaching. In the last few years, he has turned to fiction and has written in a variety of genres, mainly historical adventure and science friction. Graduating from Sydney Teachers' College as a teacher of Middle School Science at the age of nineteen, he later completed part-time studies gaining a Bachelor of Science, Masters Degrees in Science and Educational Administration and finally a Doctorate in Education. He has taught in a varieties of schools and University. During this time, he married and raised a family as well as serving as a Commissioned Officer in the Army Reserve and later an Officer/Instructor and Commanding Officer of an Australian Naval Cadet unit. With some minor sea experience with the Royal Australian Navy, he had six training cruises at sea on board 'Tall Ships', both square- and schooner-rigged. Having travelled extensively to all seven continents, including Antarctica, he has always followed his interests, so his novels often reflect his personal experiences.