A teacher’s secret past
Ryan Cooke, CBC News - September 2, 2024
Paul Sheppard’s stories always felt far-fetched to Steacy Easton.
Students would watch Sheppard’s icy, blue eyes light up as he talked about teaching around the world. Flying air force jets. Arresting criminals.
The students sometimes did the mental math, wondering how their teacher, just shy of his 30th birthday, could have lived so many past lives before ending up at their boarding school.
“Nothing seemed plausible and everything seemed plausible, and he did a good job of trying to convince you,” said Easton. “I still don’t know what is true.”
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