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When I Did My Teacher Training, One Of The First Things They Made Very Clear To Us Was This: Were Not
When I did my teacher training, one of the first things they made very clear to us was this: we’re not here to teach you subject matter. Not brilliant at your maths, English, sciences? You’re on your own. We’re here to teach you how to teach. And I am immensely grateful because:
I just BLAGGED my way through AN HOUR AND A HALF of 1-to-1 GCSE Physics I know NOTHING about electromagnetic formulae I was speed-reading the kid’s study guide UPSIDE DOWN while TALKING VAGUE ELECTRICAL BOLLOCKS.
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I think I’m going through one of those near-death-experience natural highs...
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She was my first and most abiding love, and this leaves an unfillable void.
Workmen Spending Some Time in the Building:
Day 1: Good morning, I am thebuni, the principal keyholder. If you need anything while you’re here please do feel free to call me. Let me show you to the kettle.
Day 3: Someone else let you in? Cool, thanks for the lie-in. Why yes, these are my favourite p’jim-jams.
I have never hit reblog so fast, because I laughed so hard it triggered an asthma attack, cheers for that. I don’t even know what this is.
here i come!!!!!!
shlap shlap shlap
The last time my parents helped me move house my mother looked around my partially-packed flat and said half-thoughtfully, half-bewildered,
“Have you ever considered....not buying books..?”
Person: You need to stop buying books.
Me: no I don’t
Person: there is no space in your room for them!
Me: I need more bookshelves!
Person: you’re hoarding them.
Me: I’m collecting them
The black-branches-against-blue-sky is one of my favourite combos - any shade of blue, any scribble of branches.
“And through the leafless trees, at night, With more than Summer’s soften’d light, Shines thy resplendent moon.” -Bernard Barton | GarettPhotography