<em>"Hard Times" </em>is a novel written by Charles Dickens and published in 1854. Its full title is <em>"Hard Times for These Times".</em> The novel is set in Coketown, an industrial city in the south of England. Mr M'Choakumchild is a nefarious teacher at Gradgrind's school. He does not really like children.
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The narrator suggests that Mr. M'Choakumchild would be a better teacher if he valued imagination and focused less on conveying his factual knowledge.