A young teacher from an industrial city in the north of England had
accepted a temporary job teaching a class of four-year-olds out in one
of the most isolated, rural parts of north Wales. One of her first
lessons involved teaching the letter S so she held up a big colour
photograph of a sheep and said: "Now, who can tell me what this is?"
No answer. Twenty blank and wordless faces looked back at her. "Come on,
who can tell me what this is?" she exclaimed, tapping the photograph
determinedly, unable to believe that the children were quite so
ignorant. The 20 faces became apprehensive and even fearful as she
continued to question them with mounting frustration.
Eventually, one brave soul put up a tiny, reluctant hand. "Yes!" she
cried, waving the snap aloft. "Tell me what you think this is!" "Please,
Miss," said the boy warily. "Is it a three-year-old Border Leicester?"
Source: "Guardian", 2 November 2005
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