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Former BRHS Students - Who Remembers Mr. Barber?
Posted on 8/9/18 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 8/9/18 at 3:54 pm
I found out that Mr. Thom Barber, the former logic/philosophy teacher from BRHS, passed away this past Sunday. He was one of the best and coolest teachers I ever had. A very interesting guy who had some funny stories. He retired only a couple of years ago, and had been teaching there since the late 70’s. Anyone here remember him?
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Posted on 8/9/18 at 3:56 pm to TheFonz
Sorry for your loss
Posted on 8/9/18 at 4:00 pm to TheFonz
I took him for both logic and philosophy. He was a really great teacher and person and was legendary.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 4:08 pm to TheFonz
Sorry for your loss. Any friend in life is hard to lose.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 4:10 pm to TheFonz
Yes. Had him for logic. RIP
Posted on 8/9/18 at 4:11 pm to TheIndulger
He was just one of those rare teachers that you always remember. He actually gave a shite about his students. Just some things I remember:
- The Darth Vader doll
- The rubber duck
- The ball of plaster that he would make you write an essay about if you crossed him.
- The story about the brick that fell of the truck
- The story about the frog and the well.
- The time I pissed him off a bit and I had to write an essay about the use of hay in World War I.
- Letting us watch Monty Python Holy Grail on the last day of school.
- He smoked like a chimney and kept cartons of Camel cigarettes in his desk.
- If A implies B and B is true, therefore A has to be true.
- The Darth Vader doll
- The rubber duck
- The ball of plaster that he would make you write an essay about if you crossed him.
- The story about the brick that fell of the truck
- The story about the frog and the well.
- The time I pissed him off a bit and I had to write an essay about the use of hay in World War I.
- Letting us watch Monty Python Holy Grail on the last day of school.
- He smoked like a chimney and kept cartons of Camel cigarettes in his desk.
- If A implies B and B is true, therefore A has to be true.
This post was edited on 8/9/18 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 8/9/18 at 4:12 pm to TheFonz
I never had Mr. Barber but do remember him. Everyone seemed to like him.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 4:18 pm to TheFonz
quote:
I found out that Mr. Thom Barber, the former logic/philosophy teacher from BRHS, passed away this past Sunday.
But, do we really die?
Posted on 8/9/18 at 4:21 pm to Sao
I'm honestly curious about that.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 5:17 pm to TheFonz
My favorite teacher in high school and probably the most influential person from that period in my life. I've missed him and his classes ever since I graduated.
Makes me sad to think more kids won't get the opportunity to learn from him.
Makes me sad to think more kids won't get the opportunity to learn from him.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 5:23 pm to TheFonz
one of the ebst teachers I ever had. Also one of the few good teachers at that school. he was kind, funny, and just a great presence. He was a veteran too.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 5:30 pm to TheFonz
Nooooo. Had him for clinic once. Was fun.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 5:30 pm to Boo Krewe
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Also one of the few good teachers at that school.
What, when were you there? While every school has a mix of good and bad teachers, in the 80s, 90s, and I'm guessing at least most of the early 2000s, BRHS was regarded as having maybe the best high school faculty in the state.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 5:32 pm to Boo Krewe
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one of the ebst teachers I ever had.
Did he teach spelling?
Posted on 8/9/18 at 5:34 pm to NOLALGD
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RHS was regarded as having maybe the best high school faculty in the state.
lol. we had teachers calling us cotton picking ni**ers, one who never showed a film in TV/film, but talked about the weather.
one teacher would talk about WWE the whole time if you got him off topic. So students asked him bout it every class
Also, one threw a stapler at a student and he bled. she finally retired.
Im sure you had the misogynistic one. You know who Im talking about? He said he had 3 sons and 1 mistake! He said Chris Brown was doing the lord's work!
But RIP Mr. Barber
This post was edited on 8/9/18 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 8/9/18 at 6:06 pm to TheFonz
I remember him but I was never in one of his classes. I don’t know a thing about him.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 6:10 pm to TheFonz
Thanks for the notice, Fonzie...Mr. Barber was a good guy, a really great human. I had him for Logic. He made us really think. He had no kids of his own so I think he kind of adopted us all. My folks divorced during high school and when it got ultra shitty he said "Hey man, I am here for you, whatever you need. Money, whatever."
Former students always came back to visit him even though they were in college. As a high schooler, I just thought that was the coolest damn thing.
The human race needs more like him. I never said it before but I really appreciated you, Thom. Rest in peace.
Christian Monlezun
Class of 1990
Former students always came back to visit him even though they were in college. As a high schooler, I just thought that was the coolest damn thing.
The human race needs more like him. I never said it before but I really appreciated you, Thom. Rest in peace.
Christian Monlezun
Class of 1990
Posted on 8/9/18 at 6:13 pm to Boo Krewe
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lol. we had teachers calling us cotton picking ni**ers, one who never showed a film in TV/film, but talked about the weather.
one teacher would talk about WWE the whole time if you got him off topic. So students asked him bout it every class
I had one teacher there that moved the class outside because it was so nice. She said she would be right back and we all watched her walk to her car, get in and drive off. She never came back.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 6:44 pm to bayou_terp
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Former students always came back to visit him even though they were in college. As a high schooler, I just thought that was the coolest damn thing.
Count me in this group.
RIP Mr Barber.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 6:52 pm to TheFonz
Thanks for this thread! BRHS Grad '05. Had Barber for Philosophy my senior year. Great person and a hell of a teacher.
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