What I See When I Close My Eyes
This book describes the author’s life as the youngest son of a fishing family in rural Newfoundland in the 1930s and 40s, his years as a young teacher in the 1950s and 60s, and his role in the development of Newfoundland and Labrador’s vocational education system in the 1970s and 80s. It describes the resourcefulness and resilience of the people and communities in Newfoundland and Labrador in the the wake of the Great Depression, and the impact that reforms of the provincial education system had on opportunities for children, youth and adults in the province.
About the Author
Oliver Toope grew up in Irelands Eye, an island in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He is a self professed “Jack of all trades but a master of none.” His many roles as a young man included dreamer, fisherman, galley cook, bread maker, moonshine brewer, carpenter, actor, Lay Reader, and, eventually, a teacher, administrator and father. He taught in both Newfoundland and Labrador, and was a Department Head at the College of Trades and Technology (later the College of the North Atlantic). He currently lives in Ottawa, Ontario with his family. This is his first book.
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