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Girl:  Well, I’ve had lots of teachers who really knew their stuff, I mean, you could ask any question, and you knew you’d get the answer ... But most teachers, when their class was over, that was it, they were gone. You see, a teacher may know a lot, the thing is, it’s usually after class that you need their help, often as an individual, if you know what I mean. They think if they just turn up and de the job, that’s good enough. 1 remember one teacher, she was new, said drop in any time. I liked that, I really did ...

Boy:  In my opinion, a good teacher has to be able to cover a topic thoroughly. I once had a history teacher who was really kind and helpful, you know, her smile, her manner, like a big sister she was. I was very interested in history at the time, and I realised she didn’t exactly ... master the subject... I think this kind of put me off, although she was always willing to look things up for me in her library, nothing was too much trouble for her. But I sort of lost confidence in her.