An intresting day
Well well it has been an intresting day, well week really, considering I'm not working that is!
Went to a careers advisory session (I really should book another one for some point in the future, I have decided that it might well be good networking/motivation if nothing else) had a good natter with the careers advisor lady (I did a lot of talking, suprisingly) and it seemed fairly positive, I was pointed in the direction of some other people to look at for jobs or volunteering, also some in-sight to what might be happening to various sectors that I was thinking about heading into so that was an eye opener.
Also it just cheered me up a bit in terms of well me really, got a few more ideas of career progression - potentially so all good.
Today has been good fun, I've not really been sure about working with kids (I've done some child-minding, nannying, was a squad leader at malitia in Alderney , helping out at schools and arts events at the city gallery and working with the Grads at BNS) but have never really got a feel for working with mostly children/young people in an school environment.
Went to one of the local schools to help out with something called 'tommorows managers today' basically year 10 (I think) students who were doing a work shop where they set up a business and make cut out vans and try and sell them. I've done similar things at different stages so hada reasonable idea of what to expect.
The group that I was looking after were pretty good, just a bit disorganised in terms of role allocation and sticking to it. As with most things like this there were some strong people, and some less so, one of the lads just didn't want to be there at all and the group did start ignoring him after a while. There was one rather exentric young chap and one girl that was clearly very bright but a bit reculsive.
Most amusing point in the day for me was that I was refered to as 'Miss' all day.
Hardest point wasn't interfering too too much in what they were doing.
I have come to the conclusion that although I have always considered myself to have a certain lack of patience I think that I could probably work with children..... maybe.. : )
On other good news Scotts back tommorow evening, be nice to see him, knock me back into some kind of routine, although I would be lieing if I said that I am looking forward to being woken up at 6.30 again during the week... oh well, small price to pay I supose.
Went to a careers advisory session (I really should book another one for some point in the future, I have decided that it might well be good networking/motivation if nothing else) had a good natter with the careers advisor lady (I did a lot of talking, suprisingly) and it seemed fairly positive, I was pointed in the direction of some other people to look at for jobs or volunteering, also some in-sight to what might be happening to various sectors that I was thinking about heading into so that was an eye opener.
Also it just cheered me up a bit in terms of well me really, got a few more ideas of career progression - potentially so all good.
Today has been good fun, I've not really been sure about working with kids (I've done some child-minding, nannying, was a squad leader at malitia in Alderney , helping out at schools and arts events at the city gallery and working with the Grads at BNS) but have never really got a feel for working with mostly children/young people in an school environment.
Went to one of the local schools to help out with something called 'tommorows managers today' basically year 10 (I think) students who were doing a work shop where they set up a business and make cut out vans and try and sell them. I've done similar things at different stages so hada reasonable idea of what to expect.
The group that I was looking after were pretty good, just a bit disorganised in terms of role allocation and sticking to it. As with most things like this there were some strong people, and some less so, one of the lads just didn't want to be there at all and the group did start ignoring him after a while. There was one rather exentric young chap and one girl that was clearly very bright but a bit reculsive.
Most amusing point in the day for me was that I was refered to as 'Miss' all day.
Hardest point wasn't interfering too too much in what they were doing.
I have come to the conclusion that although I have always considered myself to have a certain lack of patience I think that I could probably work with children..... maybe.. : )
On other good news Scotts back tommorow evening, be nice to see him, knock me back into some kind of routine, although I would be lieing if I said that I am looking forward to being woken up at 6.30 again during the week... oh well, small price to pay I supose.