Sir Alex Ferguson: Primary school teacher was an inspiration to me
Football legend Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the most celebrated figures in the game 国产视频 but he has never forgotten the primary school teacher who helped to shape his attitudes.
Fergie, who won 38 trophies with Manchester United and 11 at Aberdeen, 聽was taught by Elizabeth Thomson at a primary school in Govan, Glasgow.
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Sir Alex paid tribute to the Broomloan Primary School teacher in an interview with The Times Educational Supplement.
He told how Mrs Thomson was a strict teacher who 国产视频 as was typical in those days 国产视频 would use corporal punishment to keep her students in line. When she died, she bequeathed the belt she used on pupils国产视频 hands to Ferguson, with a letter that said: 国产视频淵ou国产视频檒l know more about this than anyone.国产视频
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国产视频淭eaching is a vocation, isn国产视频檛 it? That国产视频檚 what teachers are born to do. And they take it on as a quest to be the very best.
国产视频淓lizabeth was from a good class of family and she came to Govan. Maybe 2000 teachers turned the job down, turned down that sort of challenge, but she thrived on it. She improved everyone she touched. She actively sought out challenge.
国产视频淭he three ingredients to Elizabeth, when I think about it, were personality, determination and energy. Anyone who国产视频檚 in charge of someone else needs those three ingredients. It just won国产视频檛 work without them.国产视频