Toll gate classes
February 28, 2022
by Julius Mfone
Dear family,
If there is one thing that I got from Prof, it was the running of Toll gate classes. The first time I attended a t'il gate class was at small room on the ground floor of the MEDENO building. How prof could pull a crowd to such a place which was not a school was beyond my understanding.
However, he invited bme and I came. By then I was teaching in JOMATT College of Technology Batibo. He had given me the script of The Immortal seed to look through and I came up to Bamenda to give him my views. When I called him, he said bon the phone: "Ngangnitoing, just locate me in the MEDENO Building.
When I arrived, I was surprised to see a crowd of about 300 students packed in the hall. Everyone had a copy of Mastering Ordinary level Literature. When I entered the Hall, he told the crowd: "This is the man I was waiting for to take Animal Farm today". I stood there with my mouth open. Then Prof pulled me outside and said: "I am getting too old for this. You can inherit it if you like."
Then he was gone. I surprisingly went through on hour of a class I didn't prepare. Did I say "didn't prepare?
I lied. I had read and reread everything that needed to be known about Animal Farm.
The class went like clockwork. At the end he told me, "this is where the real teaching gets done."
He told me, it's a toll gate class. Every student pays 100frs and comes in. That is school fees for that day.
To cut a long story short, I started a toll gate class when I returned to Batibo. That is how Prof could inspire anyone to achieve greatness. Now I am running a toll gate class in Namibia!!!
May prof continue to rest in peace. You showed us the way. We are still on the journey you described for us and it's still a beautiful world but has never been, not will ever be the same without you.
Adieu !!!
If there is one thing that I got from Prof, it was the running of Toll gate classes. The first time I attended a t'il gate class was at small room on the ground floor of the MEDENO building. How prof could pull a crowd to such a place which was not a school was beyond my understanding.
However, he invited bme and I came. By then I was teaching in JOMATT College of Technology Batibo. He had given me the script of The Immortal seed to look through and I came up to Bamenda to give him my views. When I called him, he said bon the phone: "Ngangnitoing, just locate me in the MEDENO Building.
When I arrived, I was surprised to see a crowd of about 300 students packed in the hall. Everyone had a copy of Mastering Ordinary level Literature. When I entered the Hall, he told the crowd: "This is the man I was waiting for to take Animal Farm today". I stood there with my mouth open. Then Prof pulled me outside and said: "I am getting too old for this. You can inherit it if you like."
Then he was gone. I surprisingly went through on hour of a class I didn't prepare. Did I say "didn't prepare?
I lied. I had read and reread everything that needed to be known about Animal Farm.
The class went like clockwork. At the end he told me, "this is where the real teaching gets done."
He told me, it's a toll gate class. Every student pays 100frs and comes in. That is school fees for that day.
To cut a long story short, I started a toll gate class when I returned to Batibo. That is how Prof could inspire anyone to achieve greatness. Now I am running a toll gate class in Namibia!!!
May prof continue to rest in peace. You showed us the way. We are still on the journey you described for us and it's still a beautiful world but has never been, not will ever be the same without you.
Adieu !!!
