Comments | j_forias: I like my job

j_forias

I like my job

Apr 22, 2009 20:22

Two year 10 girls came to get extra help with their Spoken Coursework on Dicken's Hard Times at Lunchtime. I was cheerfully going through it with them, when one of them, Jade, suddenly spouts out, "You know, sir, I was crap at English last year, but you've really helped me." I blinked several times and Jade continued, "I know I'm a pain in the arse ( Read more... )

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stubefied_by_gd April 22 2009, 20:10:55 UTC

Good for you. :)

(btw, is an A* like an A+?)

Also, we don't have nearly enough stuff double-graded in America. They did a whole expose in the paper here in Atlanta about some districts where grades are so meaningless huge chunks of kids fail the end of course tests despite passing the class with not B's or C's, but A's. There is something to be said for effort and work habits and stuff like that, but seriously!

j_forias April 28 2009, 20:18:31 UTC

An A* is an extra grade invented when people lower the grade boundaries for an A too much. :p It is distinct from an A+. The grade system goes, theoretically, A, A+, A*-, A*, A*+, but I've never seen an an A*- or an A*+ in my educational career. I've started using the grade A*(just) in my marking. Hee.

*hugs*

stubefied_by_gd April 29 2009, 00:48:24 UTC

I think we need A* here.

kit_the_brave April 23 2009, 01:31:13 UTC

GO YOU! And go, them! You should all be super-proud!

j_forias April 28 2009, 20:18:48 UTC

THANK YOU! *beams*

nundu_art April 23 2009, 01:53:44 UTC

Well done! You are a good teacher...I can tell from your posts. Anybody who complains when the student teaching comes to an end is meant to be a teacher!

j_forias April 28 2009, 20:19:14 UTC

Thanks, Nundu. Hope all is beautiful on your end.

norwegianblue47 April 23 2009, 17:53:58 UTC

That is fantastic! I'd be over the moon.

j_forias April 28 2009, 20:19:38 UTC

I was pretty happy. Thanks, NB!

norwegianblue47 June 24 2009, 05:46:25 UTC

I was going to poke you and make you post so I could spam you because we haven't spammed each other in a while. But I figured spamming you hear was easier because then I wouldn't have to wait for you to post again to spam you ( ... )

j_forias June 25 2009, 00:41:22 UTC

Hey Sarah!

It's well nice of you to spam me. I'm feeling a little down, so fun messages like this one are extremely welcome.

I don't think I saved a copy of that story. Duh! Any chance you could email me a copy. I can't remember whether it was on your LJ or Hez's.

Hee, my mental image of you Wii boxing is a little intimidating. I can easily imagine you being awesomely good at it.

Yes, we've just finished up teaching. Found out today that I passed with merit!

It's 20 to twoish here, so I'd better be off, too. Speak soon!

norwegianblue47 June 25 2009, 03:28:15 UTC

I am awesomely good at it. However, my arms are sore enough that I had trouble picking up my cat today, so alas I wasn't able to awesomify my boxing skills even more.

Congratulations on the passing with merit! That's great!

It was in Hez's journalIt's been rather depressing around here, because it hasn't stopped raining in nearly three weeks and because everyone's cooped up, there have been colds and the flu going around. So everyone (which seems to be the whole of New England) has been snapping at each other. The news people and the DJ's on the radio have taken to saying every ten minutes or so "Hold on, the sun will be here in a few days. Just hold on a little longer." It's all a bit amusing if you look at it objectively. At least that's what I keep telling myself ( ... )

j_forias June 25 2009, 21:58:42 UTC

I'm plenty sore myself. We had a sports day. I was feeling very popular - my coursemates had just bought me a bottle of whiskey and a nice card to say thanks for being course rep and building their website. So I ran around the pitch like a demon when we played rounders (for all intents and purposes, it's Baseball). I made two catches, then did a diving run out ( ... )

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