Old Tutors

[Pete999]

Just a thought, I wondered how many of the elder members ca remember their old college tutors, and how they taught their lessons.
I recall one Guy ,so much so that I can even remember his name ( this was a long time ago by the way) Eric Woodward was his name, Eric taught Electrical Installations, both Practical and Theory, lovely bloke and a good lecturer, as I progressed Eric became a good personal friend, that is what life was like in those days (1960s)
Eric is gone now, I remember how he used to come in early and draw detailed drawings in chalk on the blackboard, no computer slides in those days, he even taught me how to draw contactors, full colour, which I believe stood me in good-stead for the life ahead, he was a passionate man who loved his job, and watch out if you didn't complete your homework assignments, yes we had homework, so different from today's fast track merchants.

 

[Sparkingmad]

I can remember all of my Tutors from Bournemouth & Poole, Alan Sillers was one of my best tutors for electrical science, top bloke and very good at complex design and calcs. Alan Tousell not sure of the spelling but was a sparks for years before getting into teaching. Used to tease him with sayings like Those that can't! TEACH!! He was a very down to earth straight talking lecturer.

 

[Pete999]

70 old, bet Rod Stewart wouldn't thank you for saying that!

I had one lecturer, Bentley was his name. looked a bit like a Bond villain, remember this was a time with no copiers no power point, we had to write all our own notes, this git would dictate and we wrote, if nobody questioned we just carried on, until the end when he would calmly tell us we had written crap for the last hour, I hated him, so much so I got sent to the college principal for threatening him, berk.

 

[NDG Elecs]

Greg Peacock was mine... Not that long ago though. He was a real live-wire (no pun intended!), and a great fella. I recall when he was showing us how to make off SWA. The first hacksaw he used had a knacked blade, so he swapped it, but left the other one on the side. He started scoring the armour with it and then suddenly decided he forgot something. As he went across the workshop to get what ever it was, I swapped his hacksaw back to the knacked one. To be fair to him he noticed within 2-3 strokes that it had been swapped!

His abiding words were take your time, and that a job will take however long it takes. I think because of that bit of wisdom I rarely feel pressured to work sloppily.

I would love to know what he is doing now, I suspect he is probably back on the tools, as he never struck me as the typical tutor type.