Staff only: My life in a gangsters' paradise -- as a teacher [Independent.ie]
- Published: 28 April 2010
With all the antipathy and criticism being levelled at teachers and the public sector from the press and the Government, it's as if they think we're all gangsters.
I think this might be a good time to write my story -- the story of a guy who became a teacher and got in too deep.
This my story, told in the manner of the classic mob film Goodfellas.
It was during the last Irish economic depression of 1844-1996 and there weren't many opportunities.
I'd got me a degree and some of the wise guys in my old school gave me a few part-time hours.
Before I knew it, I was a made man with the untouchables in the NUI giving me a HDip by ancient ritual.
This involved me drinking lukewarm tea and eating vol-au-vents.
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