There were problems associated with my English training in high school. I had a few good teachers. There were issues with the book selected for first year and the projects/assignments we received during English classes. We received no instruction for a period of time. In the first year, my English teacher was Ms. Luncheon. She was a good teacher. I recall that I found the book selected for the first year very boring. I fell asleep when reading the book (I think that was because I was adjusting to life at the school and also because I was very young). During second and third years, we did not have an English teacher. In fifth form, we were assigned Franklin Langhorne. He was good too. I recall that in the early years, the classrooms for teaching languages were next to each other – the classroom for Spanish, followed by the classroom for French, then the classroom for English. I enjoyed learning how to converse in Spanish and French, enjoyed learning songs in Spanish and French classes, and so on. English classes were not as interesting.

During the early years, English was not one of my favorite classes. I liked and looked forward to other classes, such as music. I did not enroll in English Literature (higher-level English) classes because I (my parents) did not select that option.

I recall that some classmates attended private lessons to prepare for the GCE & CXC examinations. I did not attend/have extra, external training (in any area/subject). I studied harder and longer than usual.