Never lose hope Alan. It's just a phase, you'll get through it and will one day look back and laugh.
Never lose hope Alan. It's just a phase, you'll get through it and will one day look back and laugh.
When my partner left me in the UK - she took me to the cleaners - as I have already said. What did I need at that time? Friends!! People who would be willing to support me - as I was, I thought, totally innocent!!!
Out of all my friends - THREE stuck by me!! Of course, they could not be with me all of the time - they had their own lives to live.
My best friends came to be my students at work! They were either delightful children, receptive teenagers or hungry adults - hungry for knowledge.
In 1999 I was awarded ' Outstanding Teacher ' status by OFSTED - I thought - WOW - I must be doing something right!!!
I remember the night vividly! My girlfriend's father arrived at the front door - Err - Alan - I have some bad news for you - Susan is dead!! She was killed in a motorbike accident last night!!!
Of course, I had known death before then - both my grandads had died at 'young' ages - but this was my girlfriend!!!! She was 21!!!!
You are supposed to be an adult in the UK when you are 18 - but you are NEVER an adult until you have received devastating news - or you have got married - or you have a mortgage - or you have kids!!! My opinion only.
I cried for days - Susan was the first girl who made me feel like jelly - who gave me a strange feeling in my loins (Ronnie Barker - Porridge!)
I turned to my passion - music!! I wrote more and more songs - sent them all to record companies - got the inevitable rejections - perservered - got rejected again - THEN - GOT ACCEPTED!!!!!
Out of bad - always comes good - at least it has for me. So, I must remain strong - I want to take Hanna home with me - at the moment I have NO CHANCE - but maybe one day - maybe one day - maybe one day.
I have, I feel, more friends now than I have ever had in my life - and most of you don't even know me.
I KNOW that I have the most beautiful girl in the world.
Al.
The workload at my new school - CPILS - is totally ridiculous! Five classes of 80 minutes each, separated by a 10 minute break! When one is teaching, one is supposed to be 100% receptive to one's class - the students deserve no less.
However, when you are totally sh****d out, you cannot give said 100%.
I am not willing to teach in a situation where I cannot devote myself totally to my students.
I have therefore made a decision!
I shall go back to the UK this October to see my parents, my children and, hopefully, some of you.
I shall leave Hanna here!!! That is the worst thing!!!!
I need to get some decent money in my bank account. BUT, I am not a spring chicken anymore!!! Will I find a teaching job back home?
Life is never easy - and for me it is getting harder!!
I shall survive - I have to!!
Any advice gratefully received.
Al.
Pressed rat and warthog closed down their shop!
Good Grief Is this CPILS answer to overwieght teachers................abolishing the lunch breakOriginally Posted by Alan
The workload at my new school - CPILS - is totally ridiculous! Five classes of 80 minutes each, separated by a 10 minute break!
Al.
On the downside now Angie has left she has gained 20kg
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Sorry Keith - we still get the lunch break - but 10 mins. between classes.Good Grief Is this CPILS answer to overwieght teachers................abolishing the lunch break
On the downside now Angie has left she has gained 20kg
20kg???????????????????????????????
Al.
Pressed rat and warthog closed down their shop!
Al, I'm sure you have made the right decision, and with your experience you will have no problem getting a teaching job.
when you are settled back here and have a healthy account and home,
apply for Hanners spouse visa.
Jim.
Thanks Jim. I hope you're right!
Al.
Pressed rat and warthog closed down their shop!
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