As my days draw to a close here, every moment has become precious - the smiles of students coming to ask a question, those wanting to teach me a new word, listening to Turkish accents sing Waltzing Matilda, the student delight in learning She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain…
This afternoon, I dropped by the auditorium [...]
Entries from June 2007
More final moments
June 14th, 2007 · No Comments
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Job offer
June 13th, 2007 · No Comments
Well, it hasn’t happened yet, but I’m told that I’m top of the list for a job in a school in this part of the world. A new Deputy Principal position has been created and it is assumed that an inhouse teacher will apply for the position. The story is that they will wait a [...]
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How beautiful is this!
June 13th, 2007 · No Comments
Thanks to A Teacher’s Life for alerting me to this wonderful blend of works of art using a computer.
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Jedda, Saudi Arabia
June 11th, 2007 · No Comments
I was contacted yesterday (Sunday) by the British International School of Jedda, Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea, to consider interviewing for a position in the primary school. Of course it was a compliment to be asked. I was sent some information and salary package and then spent some time ’surfing’ to [...]
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The Zimmers - My Generation
June 11th, 2007 · No Comments
The Zimmers - Released 28th May 2007
Visit their webpage and download the single…all profits go to Age Related Charities.
I watched this after reading a blog from Shannon Learning Centre. I couldn’t stop smiling and had to watch it a few more times. The BBC took a group of elderly citizens to Apple [...]
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