Thaddus Davis creating new minds By DAVID DUNKLEY,
Staff Reporter
A TEACHER is - if not the most - then certainly one of the most critical persons in the building of a society says Thaddus Davis, who has been in the profession for more than 20 years. Davis, who teaches History and Geography at The Queen's School in St. Andrew, told THE STAR teaching plays a major part in a person's development. "A teacher is indispensable to the creation of a society," Davis said during an interview at his home in Golden Spring, St. Andrew. "All developing professions stem from teaching." Davis has been teaching since the 1970s when he joined the Youth Service. He has taught at several schools including Richmond Primary in St. Mary and Excelsior Extension and Ardenne High Schools in Kingston. Mr. Davis says it makes him feel proud when he is able to guide and nurture a person in becoming a respectable adult who is of value to the society. "Teaching is a noble profession where you can create minds and see minds grow and blossom into outstanding people," he said. "I enjoy molding minds and bringing them to something. I know a number of students who have become teachers, some are doing other things but everything springs from teaching." David enrolled at Mico Teachers College after being influenced by his parents and some teachers. He did his internship at Ardenne High. He taught at Glenhope Place of Safety for a year before working at the Ministry of Education as a clerical officer for two years. In 1981 he began teaching as Vice Principal at Cavalier All-Age school in west rural St. Andrew, and after a few years there, enrolled at the University of the West Indies, Mona, St. Andrew. After leaving university he began teaching at Queens. Mr Davis believes the violence which has hit many schools in recent years is a direct result of a breakdown in values. On the matter of teachers striking he said while he has had reason to do so, he has never done it. "I support the idea but what are we going to measurably achieve, we'll get no tangible satisfaction," he said. ian allen
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