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Tales and Travels of a School Inspector
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Tales and Travels of a School Inspector
A school inspector's hilarious and affectionate tour through twentieth-century Scottish education
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About the Ebook
For nearly forty years John Wilson travelled the length and breadth of Scotland as a school inspector. From orkney to campbeltown and Jura to Dundee, he visited hundreds of schools and met thousands of teachers and pupils.
In these memoirs, first published in 1928, he paints an insightful yet humorous picture of life in the country's schools after the 1872 education Act, which brought free schooling for all Scottish children between the ages of five and ten.
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Enjoy a warm and often hilarious memoir of school inspection across twentieth-century Scotland
- Meet eccentric teachers, impossible pupils, and the schools that time forgot
- Discover social history told through the eyes of a sympathetic and witty observer
- Read another celebrated title from Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher
About the Author
John Wilson was born in Dufftown in Banffshire, and brought up in Keig in Aberdeenshire. He was educated at Moray House Free Church Training College and Edinburgh University. He worked as Headmaster of Duffus Public School in Morayshire until, in 1882, he joined the inspectorate. He retired shortly before the publication of Tales and Travels of a School Inspector.Publication Details
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Publication Date: 10 December 2012
Print Length: 240 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9780857905499
Format: Ebook
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