"Winston Churchill was a Catholic Priest"

About the Book

What has happened to teachers and students over the past thirty years, in and out of the classroom? “Winston Churchill Was a Catholic Priest” is a humorous, sad, unique, and poignant collection of true teaching episodes that happened to a high school teacher in New England over that period of time and more. As a social studies and theater arts educator, he has seen and heard it all. Being president of the teachers’ association for the last four years of his career provided a keen insight into circumstances that only teachers could experience and have to deal with directly.

     Crazy answers to test questions—from whence the book’s title came—provide understanding into what makes a typical public high school what it is today. Teachers will relate immediately, and the general public will learn much of what makes public schools tick.

“Winston Churchill Was a Catholic Priest” is a fast-paced read about a career of a man who persevered through it all, from challenging kids to challenging authorities. For everybody in schools today and everyone who ever went to school, this non-fiction story will strike you as compelling as it is real.

About the Author

   Richard Doyle is a native of Newburyport, Massachusetts.  He taught at Newburyport High School for close to 37 years , teaching over a dozen different social studies and theater arts courses and producing & directing 25 plays & musicals as well as  serving as faculty advisor to yearbook and student government groups during that time. For the last four years of his teaching career, he was President of the Newburyport Teachers Association.
     Doyle's schooling includes Cambridge Junior College, Keene State College and Fitchburg State College. He  enjoys watercolor painting, theater, traveling, volunteering for retired teacher associations & museum work. He writes a column for a local paper periodically. With his wife, he divides his time between New Hampshire and Florida having retired from public education in 2002.