From nought to six lessons in four days

Well they say that learning curves can be steep but you might also like to know that teaching ones can be too. As my rather hackneyed title suggests I went from having never taught a whole lesson to having done six all in one week.

The good news is that I came out of the whole thing unscathed physically or emotionally. I'm pleased to say that despite my worst fears, there were no petrol bombs in school bags or riots behind the book cupboard. I think it would enlighten a lot of people to spend a bit of time in a
state school before they bang on about how shit everything is..

Anyway, mini-rant over I am happy to say that I am enjoying my time so far and the more I begin to form relationships with the classes I teach the more I feel I'm in the right job. Whilst this feeling lasts I'm gonna run with it and see where it takes me.

Hopefully it will take me to a nice school where all the kids eat ritalin crispies for breakfast and have an unnatural compulsion to behave themselves at all times and not to hit teachers. If you know of such a school please tell me immediately and I will bribe somebody to get me a job there.

On the halls front for any one with that history to share with me, it goes well. I think New Hall is starting to find its feet and I certainly hope that this Christmas' events will reflect some really positive growth in hall spirit.

Anyway I need to do some reading for next lesson....nothing changes.

TTFN
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