Talk:John Rae (headmaster)

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Is this the JM Rae who was Gresham Professor of Rhetoric 1988–1990? Pls make lk, if you know! JackyR 17:32, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Although anti-drug, he declared that the drug problem in secondary schools was impossible to stamp out, and schools would have to settle for controlling it, rather than trying to eradicate it. He was the first head teacher to come out and admit this. Valetude (talk) 19:37, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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His wife Daphne Rae published A World Apart... detailing their joint experiences during their time at Taunton and Harrow.

These career postings are not mentioned in the article. Valetude (talk) 23:07, 30 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]