Mr Guppy

Mr Guppy was my most influential teacher because he recognised both my writing ✍️ talent and beliefs in social justice and nurtured both in me.  He helped me get into a more prestigious government school, which led to tertiary education for me…… He was an amazing teacher who once had written on the blackboard all the lyrics to the John Lennon song Imagine 🎵 and asked us to think about those lyrics and what they meant to us.  He was a teacher ahead of his time, who sadly passed away the year after I began studying at the more prestigious school.   I have him to thank for the journey I ended up on, and I know he would be proud of my achievements.