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Teacher Profile: Mr. McDermott
(freepix.com) - Elizabeth K.
Teachers. We spend (what seems like) hours on end in the same room, learning and discussing, yet know nothing about them. But as it turns out, they’re just like us…
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Meet… Mr. McDermott, head of the English department
Something you can’t live without?
Sad to say—my telephone.
Country you’ve visited and that you wish you could go back to?
Favourite places ever were Laos and Cambodia—simply beautiful.
Go-to breakfast food?
Porridge and honey.
Best childhood memory?
Family holidays at the seaside (even when it rained most of the time).
Pineapple on pizza, crime against humanity or perfect balance of flavors?
I think that from a culinary point of view, it's probably a crime against humanity, but having said that, I don't actually dislike the taste!
Best TV series?
Six Feet Under, Breaking Bad or In Treatment (have now watched the Israeli, American and French versions of this show and find them fascinating).
Guilty pleasure?
Any sort of cheese—absolutely love a simple meal of baguette and cheese.
Best Broadway play/musical?
Last play I saw in New York was Girls and Boys by Dennis Kelly starring Carey Mulligan. She was alone on the stage and her performance was stunning. That's when you realise how much presence one person can have.
One thing you’d bring on a desert island?
I think as a literature teacher I really must say books. If I had just one book to choose from, then I would probably choose a collection of short stories by various writers. Or failing that, suntan lotion as otherwise I'll be burnt to a crisp.
Book that changed your life?
The books that really made me fall in love with literature when I was younger are anything by Charles Dickens, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, The Go-between by L.P Hartley and anything by Graham Greene (with a special mention for Brighton Rock). These were the books that I devoured when I was at school.
