How much is it possible to love a subject? “I get so excited about my next history lesson” wrote Peter in December, “that I find myself dreaming about it before it happens”.1 How much is it possible for a teacher to love a subject? You love it so much that you fight dirty with the deputy head who wants half of Year 9 to do something that’s a much surer bet for A to C grades. You wilfully and stubbornly persist in such excellent, motivating and gripping Year 9 teaching that pupils just couldn’t not choose it. Finally you love it so much that you doggedly refuse to put the less...