I felt their story needed to be told."In the months that followed that formative first day, Jackman's perspective on the boys was "totally changed"."I was moved by the experience of working with them and learned a lot from them that I felt others would benefit from hearing," he says.Early on, in a bid to gain trust, he agreed to answer his students' questions about his own life.It sparked an amusing interrogation until one boy asked him to share the saddest day of his life Jackman and his four siblings — the youngest, the actor Hugh Jackman — had no warning of their mother's departure."It was a massive shock when Mum left, something I couldn't really process or understand, and I think I went off the rails," he reveals.Being vulnerable and sharing confidences with his students were some of the many ways Jackman forged bonds with them, and the educational breakthroughs he describes in the book are impressive.But it's apparent there was a lot wrong at Parkville, too.The facilities, the attitudes of some and a staffing and funding crisis meant that instead of being taught, the students were regularly confined to their rooms for days on end."I really saw the impact of the isolation on a couple of my students