Teachers are not only preaching and teaching careers, but also dispelling doubts

Stefan 2022-04-19 09:03:12

4.5. The ending was unexpected, I didn't expect it to be so sad, I wish Hector RIP. The dense quotations again made me feel my own lack of knowledge. When the principal first proposed to Hector to occupy his class, the fat Hector covered his ears and shook his head quickly, so cute! And when he was misunderstood by the students and cried sadly and disappointedly in class, it was so pitiful. I like this kind of teacher very much. It is as sentimental and shocking as "Dead Poets Society". I am also very fortunate that I have met such a great teacher.

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The History Boys quotes

  • [talking about Tom Irwin]

    Headmaster: He comes highly-recommended.

    Mrs. Lintott: So did Anne of Cleves.

    Headmaster: Who? He's up-to-the-minute, more "now".

    Mrs. Lintott: [dryly] Now? I thought history was "then".

  • [Dakin is groping Fiona, using World War I as a metaphor for his "assault" on her body. He moves his hand up her thighs but she pushes it away]

    Dakin: What's the matter?

    Fiona: No-man's land.

    Dakin: Ah, fuck. What do I do with this?

    [he points to his erection]

    Fiona: Carry out a controlled explosion?