My name is Amit Chopra, and I am writing with a request that is perhaps off the beaten path. On Jan. 5, an obituary for Michael Barclay was published. Mr. Barclay taught me 11th grade English at the American School of Kuwait, and I idolized him. He taught me about Plato, Conrad, Bradbury, Bob Dylan, and the Stones. He taught me that literature and love for learning will always carry me, and they have. I still treasure the copy of Buckminster Ful…