The Worlds Best History Teacher - Bar None!

[Paskman]

I wish that my history teachers had been as good as this Yeoman!!!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

My GCSE history teacher used to put The World at War on and disappear for 40 minutes before returning to give us an essay to write. I'm not sure you could really classify his as being a teacher. I won't mention his name as one of his sons might post on here.

 

[Paskman]

The World at War is a great series though, I used to sit and watch it with my late grandfather, who had fought "Johnny Jap", as he called them, in Burma.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

True, true. Quite tempted to buy the box set when I am not in such a financial mess. I think we watched the whole series twice in the two years he taught me.

 

[Paskman]

I expect kids get "Horrible Histories" in class now.

 

[Albalbion]

i just watched all four of them videos. quite tempted to go and have a tour there now.

 

[seagull_special]

Give him his own programme

 

[Jonno]

seems like a bit of a prick to me

 

[Gwylan]

He's quite amusing and certainly offers a more honest version of history than that told by TV mini-series and Hollywood. But I think he did overplay the insults a bit. He reminded me of Cornwall's description of Caius in King Lear "This is some fellow/Who, having been praised for bluntness, doth affect/A saucy roughness" I certainly got the impression that it started as him speaking honestly and he's built up an act.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Mr MacKintosh, Brighton College. Inspirational teacher - who will forget celebrating V Day or The Battle of Agincourt etc etc. An unusual man, but a brilliant teacher.

 

[Mackenzie]

Mr MacKintosh, Brighton College. Inspirational teacher - who will forget celebrating V Day or The Battle of Agincourt etc etc. An unusual man, but a brilliant teacher.

When I saw the thread title, this is who came to mind. His lessons were like history in HD, not quite the same as being there, but not far off! Is he still alive?