Is There a Pigeon in the Room? by Cameron Wyllie

Is There a Pigeon in the Room? by Cameron Wyllie

Is There a Pigeon in the Room?is a deeply personal book about a remarkable four-decade career in teaching. Incorporating a few of Cameron Wyllies own experiences as a schoolboy, its a tapestry of anecdotes and reflections on topics like drugs, parenting and sex education, laced with stories about memorable individuals.

'Cameron Wyllie's account of his four decades as a teacher is rich in anecdote and reflection, but its most notable feature is its generosity of spirit'

-- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *

'A warm and witty memoir'

* Sunday Times *

'This certainly isn’t a book that only educators can appreciateIt is far too well-written, and far too human, for that'

-- James McEnaney * Bella Caledonia *

'An enlightening and excruciatingly honest look at what it’s really like to educate and prepare young people for their future. Packed full of hysterical anecdotes, colourful characters and told with such a lightness of touch – this is an earnest, laugh-out loud memoir'

-- EMUN ELLIOTT (actor)

'Cameron Wyllie’s prose, like his teaching, is funny, warm, surprising and not quite like that offered by anyone else . . . one discovers Mr Wyllie’s most interesting virtue: his unerring eye for the truth'

-- DAVID GREIG (playwright)

'A scrumptious selection box of a schoolteacher's anecdotes, musings and erudite observations . . . his book has a warm heart, a dry wit and a resilient aftertaste. It touches on a universal and everlasting truth: that education is not really about subjects and exams after all . . .  A delight'

-- JANEY JONES (novelist children’s author)

'It made me laugh and cry - most of all I was touched and  in awe of the sheer joy that comes through - joy in the work and joy in engaging with young people'

-- CLARE BRENNAN

Cameron Wyllie started teaching English at Daniel Stewart’s and Melville College in Edinburgh in 1980 and ended his career nearly forty years later as Principal of George Heriot’s School, the Sunday Times ‘Scottish Independent School of the decade’ (2021). He is now a writer and journalist and lives in Edinburgh with his partner, Kevin.

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ISBN 13	9781780277738
ISBN 10	1780277733
Title	Is There a Pigeon in the Room?
Author	Cameron Wyllie
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2022-06-02
Number of pages	224
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.