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What's made your day that little bit better?

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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2011
    Yeah, I guess teaching wouldn't be my thing at all.
    Especially where adolescents are concerned, I'd be more of a fire and brimstone kinda teacher, which I think in this day and age is frowned upon. slant
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
  2. Martijn wrote
    Yeah, I guess teaching wouldn't be my thing at all.
    Especially where adolescents are concerned, I'd be more of a fire and brimstone kinda teacher, which I think in this day and age is frowned upon. slant

    Me too!

    It doesn't put me in a good light but when David is struggling with some maths homework I just end up getting frustrated that he doesn't "get it" after I have gone through it. At that point Anne has to take over.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorMarselus
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2011
    Martijn wrote
    Bregje wrote
    What made my week: I have six weeks off!


    SIX WEEKS???? shocked


    You are gona love this then: teachers in Spain have two months off.
    Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2011
    Bregje wrote
    Timmer wrote
    Bregje wrote
    I bought Avatar and Inception (I had a copy of Inception first shame ). I also ordered How To Train Your Dragon. Can't wait! It will take 2-3 weeks though...

    I always love fun shopping! cheesy


    Why will it take 2-3 weeks Bregje?

    I don't know... import?

    What worries me more is if I will receive an e-mail in two weeks saying "sorry, this product cannot be delivered". In that case I could have ordered from Amazon or something right away.


    I'm just a bit surprised you didn't order from Amazon? You'd probably have it within a day or two.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2011
    Martijn wrote
    Yeah, I guess teaching wouldn't be my thing at all.
    Especially where adolescents are concerned, I'd be more of a fire and brimstone kinda teacher, which I think in this day and age is frowned upon. slant


    I probably come from the end of an age where teachers could get away with a bit of brutality, I remember having my ears pulled, forehead rapped with knuckles, caned on the hand etc, one particular teacher was very sadistic, even if I saw him today lo these many years later, me an him would be having "a little chat".
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  6. Brutality in schools! Those were the days. We used to have some teachers who seemed to delight in giving out punishment. We used to have a two-tongued leather belt rather than a cane that was used for corporal punishment. One teacher would keep his over his shoulder, under his jacket. And everyone knew that was where it was!

    And if a teacher had a particularly good aim, he could throw a wooden-backed blackboard "duster" at people in the class. Particularly useful for a group of kids who were chatting in a group at the back and completely unaware that the projectile was headed their way!
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2011 edited
    Ah yes, the "faithful" blackboard duster, I forgot about that. My P.E. teacher ( another sadistic shite ) used to use the sole of a training shoe, he was super fit and no one could hit harder than he could, eventually someone got their dad to pay him a visit and he had a personality change after that biggrin
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  8. Personality change ONLY? wink Surely no facial makeover?
    http://www.filmmusic.pl - Polish Film Music Review Website
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2011
    PawelStroinski wrote
    Personality change ONLY? wink Surely no facial makeover?


    I see the subtleties of the British have by-passed you friend Pawel wink
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2011
    Another nice cool day
    listen to more classical music!
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      CommentAuthorStavroula
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2011
    Marselus wrote
    Martijn wrote
    Bregje wrote
    What made my week: I have six weeks off!


    SIX WEEKS???? shocked


    You are gona love this then: teachers in Spain have two months off.


    In Greece too normaly. But I work in the office this year so I get 4 weeks. 2 on July and 2 on August.
    Whatever you gaze rests on,do not use your vision, but the eyes of your soul...She knows better...
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2011
    Just 20 days? sad
    (That's what I get as well, incidentally, but I do honestly think teachers deserve a bit more.
    That said, I think teachers in Greece are NOT the most enviable professional group right now sad )
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorMarselus
    • CommentTimeJul 15th 2011
    Stavroula wrote
    Marselus wrote
    Martijn wrote
    Bregje wrote
    What made my week: I have six weeks off!


    SIX WEEKS???? shocked


    You are gona love this then: teachers in Spain have two months off.


    In Greece too normaly.


    Spain....Greece....we are quite alike. Greece is in a deep pit, and Spain is about to go down too.
    Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJul 15th 2011
    Italy is in trouble too.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorStavroula
    • CommentTimeJul 15th 2011 edited
    Mediterranean countries seem to be going the same way indeed but believe you me when I say that at least in Greece teachers are the most underpayed group in the public sector and that the 2 months we get off are very well deserved considering the circumstances under which we work. Of course if you work in the office like me this year the time off is much less.
    Whatever you gaze rests on,do not use your vision, but the eyes of your soul...She knows better...
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJul 17th 2011
    After two years of hassling people are actually doing it the way I suggested in the first place.
    listen to more classical music!
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      CommentAuthorBregje
    • CommentTimeJul 19th 2011
    sdtom wrote
    After two years of hassling people are actually doing it the way I suggested in the first place.

    Who and what do you mean Tom?
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      CommentAuthorBregje
    • CommentTimeJul 19th 2011
    Martijn wrote
    Just 20 days? sad
    That's what I get as well, incidentally, but I do honestly think teachers deserve a bit more.

    Well, I don't like to think of it as 'deserving'. I can think of many jobs where people deserve it but don't have it.

    I don't think teachers deserve it but it's just something that goes with the job. You get paid for the average hours you work. But you never work average hours. In the holidays you don't work, in school weeks you work more.

    Of course in the final weeks it's very busy and stressfull and we all say to eachother "Just a couple more weeks! We surely deserve it!". It's more like a rythm thing. You work hard and you know what will be after that. And after the weeks off, you know there will be weeks of hard work.

    Perhaps I don't work enough to understand and we don't have to live from my salary, but I never got the 'underpaid' complaints. My jaw dropped when I saw what I was going to get. Perhaps it was impressive because it was my first real job after finishing a serieus education? All I thought was "wow, and this is only 1/4 of a job." And I'm even still on the lowest sport of the ladder in scale. I'm not complaining.
    dizzy
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJul 19th 2011
    Good for you, girl. smile

    My sister is living from it, though, and even in The Netherlands it's not brilliant (I'm not even going to touch Stavis situation in Greece sad ).

    It is a fact though that for a part time job it is paid very well. But that's how Dutch government jobs are managed: it's relatively easy to work less hours and drop only very little in salary. What you'll probably find, Bregje, is that if and when you'd decide or be able to work more, your salary won't increase very significantly.
    That's the drawback.
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
  20. Back home after a few days visiting dad. He seems to be doing well but one of his brothers has Alzheimer's and keeps asking how mum is. He's thinking of wearing an appropriate t-shirt explaining things when he goes to visit.

    But it is good to see him doing so well.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJul 19th 2011
    FalkirkBairn wrote
    Back home after a few days visiting dad. He seems to be doing well but one of his brothers has Alzheimer's and keeps asking how mum is. He's thinking of wearing an appropriate t-shirt explaining things when he goes to visit.


    What a brilliant bit of black humour.
    I couldn't help but smile.
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJul 19th 2011
    FalkirkBairn wrote
    Back home after a few days visiting dad. He seems to be doing well but one of his brothers has Alzheimer's and keeps asking how mum is. He's thinking of wearing an appropriate t-shirt explaining things when he goes to visit.

    But it is good to see him doing so well.


    smile
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorStavroula
    • CommentTimeJul 19th 2011
    FalkirkBairn wrote
    Back home after a few days visiting dad. He seems to be doing well but one of his brothers has Alzheimer's and keeps asking how mum is. He's thinking of wearing an appropriate t-shirt explaining things when he goes to visit.

    But it is good to see him doing so well.


    hug
    Whatever you gaze rests on,do not use your vision, but the eyes of your soul...She knows better...
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeJul 21st 2011
    Just came back from the hospital, where I had a liver biopsy. I've been dreading this for WEEKS now (since they were going in to fetch a piece of my friggin' liver!), but it went surprisingly smooth. So even though there's still no confirmation regarding the disease, at least it was less painful than I had envisioned. That made my day.
    I am extremely serious.
  25. Thor wrote
    Just came back from the hospital, where I had a liver biopsy. I've been dreading this for WEEKS now (since they were going in to fetch a piece of my friggin' liver!), but it went surprisingly smooth. So even though there's still no confirmation regarding the disease, at least it was less painful than I had envisioned. That made my day.

    Good news, Thor. A significant step along the road? Hang in there. punk
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJul 21st 2011
    Good news, however little, is good news beer <--tea wink
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorStavroula
    • CommentTimeJul 21st 2011
    Thank God it went well Thor! Relax now and think positive! Keep us posted! kiss
    Whatever you gaze rests on,do not use your vision, but the eyes of your soul...She knows better...
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJul 21st 2011
    Glad to see things are going more positive. Stay in that route!
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJul 22nd 2011
    When will they have some results, Thor?
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeJul 22nd 2011 edited
    Martijn wrote
    When will they have some results, Thor?


    Not for another month, at least. Even health Norway more or less closes down in July.
    I am extremely serious.

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