Thursday 13 December 2012

Worry

I worry.

I worry about my students.

I worry that, after all that they've done, the students I've prepped for interview at top universities won't get offers.

I worry that my prospective vet student just won't manage to pull three A grades out of the bag.

I worry that this is my fault for failing to teach him properly.

I worry that trying will do him more harm than good.

I worry that some of my students will slip through my fingers because I'm too busy trying to hold on to some other students.

I worry about the pressure of the HND programme on my frayed nerves.

I worry that Michael Gove is going to do to teachers what Thatcher did to miners.

I worry that it's been so long since I ate proper food that I have a vitamin deficiency.

I worry about why the staff in Domino's know me and Paul by name and our usual order.

I worry that I spend too long at work and not enough time at home with Paul.

I worry that Paul spends too long at work and not enough time at home with me.

I worry about the results.

I worry about the feedback.

I worry about how long I can keep this up.

I worry that Ofsted might be just around the corner.

I worry that I am not, in fact, an excellent teacher, and that all I do is entertain while relying on nothing more than charisma to engage the students.

I worry that I am a charlatan, an imposter, a pretender.

I worry that nothing I do as a teacher is ever good enough.

I worry that I'm too emotionally involved with my students' education.

I worry that one day I'm going to punch a colleague in the defence of one of my students.

I worry about burnout.

I worry that I have slowly regressed to the lifestyle, hours and vices that I had as a PhD student.

I worry about dying young.

I worry that I'm doing this not to impart enthusiasm and knowledge to the next generation but to surround myself with admirers.

I worry that I'm the cool teacher.

I worry that I'm not the cool teacher.

I worry that my hair will break from the bleach and dye.

I worry that underneath the bleach and dye my hair is grey.

I worry for the welfare of the young people I teach.

I worry that they will have their hearts broken.

I worry that sometimes I'm the one who does that.

I worry about worrying.

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    1. A little, I think, coupled with the end of a very long term. This too shall pass...

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    2. This too shall pass. Hey, I think the current batch is ready for testing. Wanna arrange a time and place?

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    3. It's the last week of term this week, so if you want to use lab equipment this week is best. Wednesday afternoon I'll just have the A2s in until 4:40, so towards the end of that would be great.

      If it's more informal testing you're after then any time after Friday!!

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    4. Wednesday would be perfect then if you're around. Any time after 4pm if I can get reception to let you find your own way up. I'll have probably finished bollocking the A2s for their dismal mock results by then...

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    5. Okie doke. Reception have no problem letting me in. Presumably they think I'm on NUS business.

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  2. In other news, you might wanna pass this link around your mob. There's a window of 12 days wherein Kew Gardens are giving free entry if you pre-book.

    http://www.seetickets.com/Tour/KEW-GARDENS

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    1. Thanks for this - a few people have passed it my way. Think a few might be interested.

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