Meeting with former student
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Date of coincidence: 15th November 2000.
I had retired from work as a teacher (Chemistry & Maths) at a 6th form college, previously a Direct Grant Grammar School, where I had taught for 35 years.
My wife and I were on an organised tour in Australia and were staying for several days at a hotel in Perth W.A.
In the bar after dinner, I met a former student who I had taught for 2 years in the 6th form, approximately 25 years earlier.
During my 35 years at college I estimate that I taught 'A' level chemistry to about 600 students. In the earlier years I also taught many younger students; during my time at college I had taught many other students of various ages.
This particular student, who was a mining engineer, had emigrated to W.A with his family some years earlier. They lived and worked about 100 miles south of Perth but he and his wife were celebrating their wedding anniversary by spending a few days at that hotel in Perth.
Date submitted:Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:55:05 +0000Coincidence ID:6599
