Irwin Flashcards
Irwin and education/ teachers- Felix: ‘You are very…’
‘young. Grow a moustache. I am thinking classroom control’
Irwin as a character- ‘Il est commotionne…’ (The classroom falls…’
‘silent at this unexpected intrusion.) Hector: ‘Comment?’ Irwin: ‘Commotionne. Shell-shocked’
Irwin and education/ art and literature- ‘Poetry is good…’
‘up to a point. Adds flavour’
Irwin and truth and lies- ‘Truth is no more…’
‘an issue in an examination than thirst at a wine-tasting or fashion at a striptease’
Irwin and education/ teachers- Dakin: ‘Do you have…’
‘a life? Or are we it? Are we your life?’
Irwin and history/ education- ‘History nowadays…’
‘is not a matter of conviction. It’s a performance’
Irwin and education- ‘I sympathise with your…’
‘feelings about examinations, but they are a fact of life’
Irwin and education- ‘Education isn’t something for…’
‘when they’re old and grey… It’s for now’
Irwin and history- ‘This is…’
‘history. Distance yourselves’
Irwin as a character Scripps: ‘Trust Irwin to…’
‘lean the opposite way to everyone else’
Irwin and art and literature- ‘It’s art…’
‘It has a different shell-life altogether’
Irwin and education- ‘He [Hector] was a good man…’
’ but I do not think there is time for his kind of teaching anymore’
