Newsflash: Machin has a job!

Ever had a week that felt like six months?
Where the highs and lows panned out and you found yourself in a very different headspace at the end than you might have predicted?

Monday I had an interview. The school was nice, the job was nice, but somehow I couldn't summon up the enthusiasm and I gave a pretty lack lustre ( Read more... )

Life is busy.

Planning, marking, teaching, being observed, trying to get it all right with someone watching you the whole time and picking up on every  mistake. Trying to make the right moves, say the right things, get involved in all the right things, be enthusiastic, volunteer to help with things, let kids throw wet sponges at you in the school ( Read more... )

 
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Quick entry before bed!

IOW Jazz Festival was great, saw lots of good bands. Beck was inspired!


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 Overheard at Uni today:

"I was going to do my essay on Child Protection issues and luckily, on my second day in school, it turned out a boy in my class was being abused, so I was like - yay!"

- Dawn, mature student and sinister mentallist from Gosport.

*Does Tim-from-The-Office-style look of disbelief*

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