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Since I haven't bothered updating for...a really long time, I'll just write about me and my wonderful life. Since my last update (I think) I've finished my Phd, gone to France for 2.5 weeks and climbed a 3893m mountain.
I've survived my two weeks in college for the PCGE (teacher-training) and start in school on Monday. I've been placed in what sounds like a great school- their website says the maths curriculum is varied and stimulating, so clearly not one of the schools that just uses textbooks (which is what I went to). It's Uckfield Technology College, which means that it has lovely technology and everything, but is in Uckfield. There are no buses or trains from Lewes to Uckfield, so it's a motorbike commute. Still, not too bad. Two male students on my course are placed in an all-girls performing arts school in Tunbridge Wells and they are the only two male teachers. I'm not nervous about starting in school. I feel as well-prepared as two weeks in college can make somebody and ready to move into school, to be honest. However, I've become sad enough to read books about maths teaching for fun! So far, I really feel like teaching is for me and everyone I've met on the course is really lovely.
More of a challenge for me is dealing with every day stuff. I cannot become enthused about housework and filing. Just when I felt relatively sorted for next week, I dropped a book on my toilet and broke the bowl in half. So I've had to buy a new toilet. In case you've never done this, it's bloody hard to find a shop that will sell you a toilet to take away, or a plumber who is willing to work on weekends. It's sorted now, but I had to buy an expensive designer loo because my bathroom is too small for a bog-standard one. Still, it looks miles better than the old loo ever did, and I have two handy new plant pots (loo & cistern). I just don't know how to deal with things like this! Mum offered to pay for the loo, but I pointed out that I don't pay rent, so have enough money to pay for repairs to my home. I'm not willing to be financially dependent on her, because that gives her emotional ties on me.
I've survived my two weeks in college for the PCGE (teacher-training) and start in school on Monday. I've been placed in what sounds like a great school- their website says the maths curriculum is varied and stimulating, so clearly not one of the schools that just uses textbooks (which is what I went to). It's Uckfield Technology College, which means that it has lovely technology and everything, but is in Uckfield. There are no buses or trains from Lewes to Uckfield, so it's a motorbike commute. Still, not too bad. Two male students on my course are placed in an all-girls performing arts school in Tunbridge Wells and they are the only two male teachers. I'm not nervous about starting in school. I feel as well-prepared as two weeks in college can make somebody and ready to move into school, to be honest. However, I've become sad enough to read books about maths teaching for fun! So far, I really feel like teaching is for me and everyone I've met on the course is really lovely.
More of a challenge for me is dealing with every day stuff. I cannot become enthused about housework and filing. Just when I felt relatively sorted for next week, I dropped a book on my toilet and broke the bowl in half. So I've had to buy a new toilet. In case you've never done this, it's bloody hard to find a shop that will sell you a toilet to take away, or a plumber who is willing to work on weekends. It's sorted now, but I had to buy an expensive designer loo because my bathroom is too small for a bog-standard one. Still, it looks miles better than the old loo ever did, and I have two handy new plant pots (loo & cistern). I just don't know how to deal with things like this! Mum offered to pay for the loo, but I pointed out that I don't pay rent, so have enough money to pay for repairs to my home. I'm not willing to be financially dependent on her, because that gives her emotional ties on me.