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4. I have to wonder if he already had dirt on Headmaster Barr which got him the job.

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 03:22 PM

19 hrs ago

In a school full of girls just the age he liked, from wealthy families.

The springboard on which he built everything that followed.

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What State Allows Math Teachers With No Degree ProfessorGAC 19 hrs ago #3

Private schools are allowed to set their own standards senseandsensibility 19 hrs ago #5

Ah! That Makes Sense ProfessorGAC 19 hrs ago #6

Agree senseandsensibility 19 hrs ago #8

Get This ProfessorGAC 19 hrs ago #9

That's an aspect that hasn't been investigated. harumph 19 hrs ago #7

Yes. Either that canetoad 19 hrs ago #10

He was smart enough that he could qualify, he was charismatic. haele 19 hrs ago #11