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AN INSPIRATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING AUTOBIOGRAPHYAuthor, artist and retired vice principal, Jo Johnson was born and brought up in the leafy suburbs of Greenock in the West of Scotland. Educated at Greenock Academy until the age of fourteen, he experienced a profound culture shock when the family relocated to Kilwinning in Ayrshire, where he found himself in a much rougher school environment.áTHE REAL LIFE STORY OF A BOY RAISED IN AâÇÖBRETHRENâÇÖ FAMILY IN THE WEST OF SCOTLANDBorn into a devoutly Christian family, Jo had toábalance the competing demands ofáâÇÖchurch and stateâÇÖ at an early age. His story is peppered with entertaining, poignant and occasionally unpleasant memories, of growing up in 1960âÇÖs Greenock and his coming of age in 1970âÇÖs Ayrshire.ART TEACHER, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, CAREER MOVES, AND A LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSHe documents his experiences as an art student at Glasgow School of Art and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee. Later chapters trace his journey to find work with a waxworks company in London, teacher training in Liverpool and back to Scotland, where he taught art before moving into school management. JoâÇÖs faith in God and his connection with the Churches of God, is a recurring theme throughout the book. Read on to find out how Jo responded to a significant and unexpected medical challenge.á