Adam ([info]strokeyadam) wrote,
@ 2004-03-29 19:02:00
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Current mood:Disillusioned
Current music:Black eyed peas

The journal that's been rather quiet of late.
My tutor from aber came to assess my lesson on friday.
It was a complete balls up.
35 kids in the room and not one of them listened to a single word that i said.
Aparantely i would have failed on about 6 different things (and only just passe on all the other sections of the assessment form).
The class are as good as gold when their normnal techer is in the room but evil little cunts when he's not there(and he's not allowed to be when I'm being observed).
It was a shambles and it was the worst lesson that I've taught since I started but none of my others has been particularly good anyway
The view of the other teachers in the school seems to be that I'm a good geographer but a shit teacher.
Maybe it's time to start looking at other careers
Maybe Siandy's irish donut shop - think I'd make a donut maker


Went to swansea at the weekend - always vowed to myself that I'd never get stuck in some sort of a rut where the only thing taht I look forward to is the weekend, but only a few weeks after leaving aber it's happened already.
I hate the kids, I can't teach them anyway an d i hate living at home - it's like being 12 again.




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[info]lordsaccharine
2004-03-29 02:02 pm UTC (link)
Shoulders back, head high. You are the man, you find discipline tough because you are a decent human.

Don't listen to the nay sayers, there's a million and one different teaching posts and one of them will be yours, some have tough city kids some have soft as shit bourgoise country kids like me.

A year is not a rut, even 2 years isn't really, we all need to get settled. You have a good woman, this is the start of the future.

Enough optimism? hmmm, well, i actually believe it. Grit your teeth and jump back in GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR AIRBORNE!!!


Alec xXx

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[info]restlessboy
2004-03-29 11:38 pm UTC (link)
alec's right. everyone i know who's left aber is struggling to find themselves a little. i've drawn a neat little triangle with the places i've lived this year. been through four jobs, two flats. turned my life upside down to be with a girl who i should have been with much much sooner.

the real world is scary for everyone, especially when you've been living in a cosy little aberystywth bubble for 3 years. why do you think i'm going back next year? Sian and I have already opted out of the real world in our little flat 119 and now i'm basically heading back to aber to bury my head in the sand for another year (and do an MA) before we go off to open O'Siandy's donuts.... (you'd look great in an apron - can you do an irish accent?)

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[info]norasdollhouse
2004-03-30 01:20 am UTC (link)
Hey adam,

its only been a couple of weeks.
You are a strong person who will find his feet soon, whether it is as a teacher or not. (but i think youd make a great teacher, one of the ones that people go to talk to after school about school work and problems, because you look cool and approachable).

We all love and support you.

Liz xxx

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