Post: Classroom Clangers

Posted by John G Muir on 10/21/04

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Hi there. Most interested to come across your website of
funny stories from the classroom. I believe I was the one
who first coined the Classroom Clangers title with my book
of that name, first published in 1984 by Gordon Wright
Publishing of Edinburgh. The little collection became a
best seller at that time and generated much correspondence
from teachers across the UK and abroad, who wrote to me
with their own favourites to add to my collection. The
result was More Classroom Clangers and then Even More
Classroom Clangers. Demand continued for a number of
years even after the print runs for the three were sold.
The publisher encouraged me to put together The Best of
Classroom Clangers in 1995. The books were all
illustrated humorously by George Glass a primary
headteacher. Almost 100,000 copies of the 4 books have
now been sold over the last 20 years. I could not help
but notice that many, posted on several websites and in
similar publications (one series stole my title!), were
from my books.

The Best of Classroom Clangers by John G Muir (ISBN 0 -
903065-84-3) Steve Savage Publishers (incorporating Gordon
Wright Publishing) is still available at £6.95 from
bookshops. Any publicity on your great website would be
appreciated. Teachers still contact me with their own
howlers and I have considered another collection.
However, the internet seems to be in advance of me every
time I think about it.

Best wishes

John

John G Muir
Dornoch
Sutherland
Scotland

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