When I was about to turn thirteen (above), my Intermediate School teacher Mr. Tooley presented me with a certificate to mark the end of a two-year stint under his tutorage. He was equally and by far the worst and the best teacher I have ever had. Worst because his level of discipline was extreme which created a great deal of anxiety in myself and my fellow classmates. Much of this discipline was connected to the underlying and often unwanted competitiveness he created in clas