E09 – Teaching & Learning with Marilyn Simpson
Produced by David Ward on January 30, 2018
Tags - Barry Neylon - Learning - Marilyn Simpson - Tea Tree Gully - Teaching
Marilyn Simpson was a teacher, teaching hundreds of children over her career, and giving them a start in life and learning. Host Barry Neylon talks to Marilyn about her journey from a horseradish farm to the classroom, and the lessons she learnt along the way.
You might know Marilyn from her radio show “Easy Does It” on PBAFM, or from her involvement in the Gawler Writers’ Group, or from one of the many interviews she has done for the Gawler Community Broadcasting Association, but today Marilyn talks to Barry about the early years of her life, from playing around the hills near hear parents farm to her time at primary school, from leading the Tea Tree Gully “riff-raff” into Birdwood High, to her first teaching job as a teenager away from friends and family in Mt Gambier.
To Marilyn teaching was a ‘noble calling’ and one she answered, but before she was ready to teach others, Marilyn had her own early learning to do.
All these photos are courtesy of Marilyn, except where noted
Marilyn with her youngest granddaughter 
Siblings together Marilyn (left) with her younger brother and sister 
Playing dress-up’s as a kid 
Marilyn ready for her first day at Tea Tree Gully primary school 
Free Milk
Marilyn wasn’t as keen on the free milk given to students in the 50’s as some of her classmates
(Image courtesy of Adelaide Remember When)
Marilyn the teenager
Marilyn in her Birdwood High School uniform
A Call to Teach
A booklet given to high school students in the 1960’s that encouraged students to enlist in the ‘noble calling’ of teaching
Easy Does It
Marilyn hosting her “Easy Does It” radio show on PBAFM
Let’s chat
Marilyn interviews South Aussie’s very own Cosi at the launch of the 2016 Gawler Jazz Festival
(Image courtesy of GBA)
Title: E09 – Teaching & Learning with Marilyn Simpson
Guest: Marilyn Simpson
Host: Barry Neylon
Editor: Barry Neylon
Producer: Barry Neylon
Transcript: Judy Gillet-Ferguson
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