Ben Kepes on making good, and observing from afar 2 Feb, 2021 04:26 AM 4 minutes to read As a society, we should value teachers, nurses and social workers far higher than we do. Photo / 123RF As a society, we should value teachers, nurses and social workers far higher than we do. Photo / 123RF NZ Herald OPINION: I was not, by any stretch of the imagination, an exemplary pupil at school. While I was blessed with a reasonable level of intelligence, I was more interested in applying that intelligence to things other than scholastic pursuits. In particular, smuggling illicitly-acquired vodka into school in Tupperware containers was a bit of a personal penchant.