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In which she lied about me...
I went into work half an hour early (I arrived at 7.45!!!) on Tuesday to explain the StudentOfDoom situation to Phil. He spent the morning trying to contact the University, but her tutor was already out on placement visits. We left a message and in the afternoon I took StudentOfDoom up to Phil's office to discuss the issues arising from Friday ( Read more... ) -
In which I stormed out in a rage, but at least my iPod knows what I am thinking...
Well she has finally done it... I think what happened on Friday was the straw that broke the camel's back.
I observed the StudentOfDoom's lesson on Friday, and it went ok. Nothing amazing, even though she was doing alkali metals . She finds it difficult to question the kids and get them interested, so when she threw the sodium in and nothing much ( Read more... ) -
In which I rant like a madwoman...
Arrrrrghhhh... Isn't it time for me to have a period yet? Its three weeks tomorrow since I took the last pill... and I'm not sure I can deal with this PMT for much longer. I never though I'd say that I was wanting to get those familiar killer pains! Eh well ( Read more... ) -
And its all downhill from here!!!!
Well thats it... Ocelot all packed off to camp with his Scouts. I now have a complete weekend of JennTime and OMG I deserve it today ( Read more... ) -
In which I ot up at 5.30 to get an early start on work and ended up here continuing my rant....
So yeah... the student takes up so much of my time that I'm really struggling to get my own work done ( Read more... ) -
In which I complain about the worst student teacher in the world...
I'm mentoring a new student teacher. I thought this was what I wanted, to pass on my knowledge and enthusiasm for my job, to have the time to reflect on my own lessons and improve my practise. But OMG... she is awful.- She doesn't have proper qualifications in Science (AVCE Science instead of A levels and she got grade D/E and a degree in Medical ( Read more... )
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In which I think about New Years Resolutions...
I want to be a thinmuffet.
I want to Zac to get better.
I want Zac to find a career that suits him and makes him enjoy work as much as I do. (be that teaching, or something else entirely)
I want my office to be organised, tidy and inspiring.
I want to do more crafty things. Including more knittings and baking the Christmas robins I made ages ago, ( Read more... )