[Mr. E English]

Hi Stanley,

Sorry to hear about the depression and the difficult teaching situation. I always feel it's extremely unfair of a school to put a teacher into these kinds of situations but of course it happens and I appreciate that there's no amount of reasoning or screaming from the teacher that can change it - this has been my experience in many of the countries in which I've taught, particularly in the state sector.

I've always gone for 'damage limitation' tactics - the limitation of damage being to myself!! It's an unsatisfactory and unsatisfying teaching experience which is why I've never stuck around long in those schools.

Of course, it's also an unsatifying experience for the students, which is the biggest injustice. The lower level students quickly lose interest in lessons which are too difficult and that they can't understand, while the higher level students feel held back.