***Halloween Weekend chat thread 31st October 2009***

ghostmadlittlemiss

elfen wrote: »

I do believe that many on the forum are idiots, and have chosen not to listen to the majority of stupid people on the relationships thread. However, those out of DFW chat who have posted, I have listened to you, and am taking it on board and letting it sink in. Pint's been given the ultimatum (a week Tuesday) so, before that, we'll see how things change. (just to note, to help me move stuff, I wouldn't ask his male mates, I know some of his female friends who'd help)

Good luck, I hope it all works out for you. I'm still slightly embarrassed about my blunder on the other thread though.
Kayleigh

elfen

ghostmad I wouldn't be. I'm more mad at the people intimating I'm useless as I'm a student, or I'm disabled. And wanting to know my financial situation which is none of their beeswax.

Morituri

What's the latest news on Halloween, lol ?

ghostmadlittlemiss

elfen wrote: »

ghostmad I wouldn't be. I'm more mad at the people intimating I'm useless as I'm a student, or I'm disabled. And wanting to know my financial situation which is none of their beeswax.

It was probably the idiots on that thread that made me think you'd said you were bi-polar. My thought pattern probably went something like this: Ignorant people - Time to Change campaign - Stephen Fry - Bi-polar. That sounds like the kind of association I'd do.

I know what you mean, I get looked down on a lot for being a student as well. People seem to think we're just free-loading off everyone else. :mad:
Kayleigh

elfen

Oh yes, I'm such a good !!!!!!!!!! Pint pays for everything (which he doesn't!) Recently he's paid for more of the shopping but he knows I'm just waiting for it to be approved and the money to hit my account and then I'll be shopping. And if I wasa !!!!!!!!!! he'd be paying for my driving lessons and my car/tax/insurance when I get it...which he ain't. My car, I pay (petrol money on long journeys is a different matter)

Burlesque_Babe

I think I've overdosed on chocolate mousse _pale_

elfen

Oh, I did actually post to say I'm just about to go sort pork belly to be cooked...mmmm.....yummy.

AND I've just checked SFE..they've already got my signature form (2 days - impressive) and it's now been approve and I'm just waiting for the payments to clear...brilliant!

Burlesque_Babe

ghostmadlittlemiss wrote: »

@ Buffy - Is it you that's a teacher? If so, what's it like (aside from having the boss from hell)? I've started thinking that maybe I should go into teaching after all. I've always said that I couldn't handle it but maybe I'm capable of more than I think I am. I'm giving it quite a bit of thought at the moment but an insider viewpoint would really help.
Kayleigh

yes, Buffy teaches in a school - I teach adults in adult learning and Lou teaches adults in an FE college (pretty sure that's correct Lou? )

I'm only in my second year of teaching and it's driving me round the bend already - and I don't do it full time!

The paperwork is a nightmare - there is just so much of it, you wouldn't believe it. Initial assessment, individual learning records, enrolment forms, learner agreements, evidence of using initial assessments, ensuring embedding of literacy, numeracy and ICT (and evidencing it), recording achievement (RARPA), setting of goals and targets and recording the achievement of these, varied activities to accommodate all learning styles, lesson plans, schemes of work, end of course evaluation, learning aims and objectives, evidence of raising health and safety and safeguarding, induction materials such as learner handbooks and going through various sections in that, personal learning records.......

oh, and then each week handouts which depending on the course you can perhaps lift from somewhere but if you have devised the course from scratch (all mine are like that) you'll need to prepare print and copy all the handouts. After the session, there is lesson plan evaluation to write up, tutor comments to add to personal learning records and for me, ingredients to buy.

Oh...........and teach them at some point in amongst that lot :rotfl:

I started off thinking £18 per hour for being part qualified :T I then realised that the 45 minutes early I get there to set up and the 15 minutes I stay behind to wipe down/ensure stuff is put away, shut off the gas, get rid of the rubbish - I don't get paid for. The planning of the course, the production of the paperwork and all the handouts - probably an hour a week - I don't get paid for. The time in the supermarket buying my set of ingredients - I don't get paid for. Any recipes I want to try out for timings - I don't get paid for. I worked it out recently to be more like £7 p/h.

Still keen? :rotfl::D

I will say, the best bit is when they leave class having successfully completed their dishes or say thankyou because they've enjoyed the session or course - it is a great feeling :T

LouiseJ

I teach 16+ which I do love but it is hard work (teenagers and hormones) and also teach evening classes which I also love but its just a shame they are on an evening:rolleyes:

Positves....
Half decent pay
Good Holidays
Extremely rewarding

Negatives
You have to give your soul to the Devil:rotfl:

I still cant see myself doing anything else ever though so it cant be all that bad.

LouiseJ

Burlesque_Babe wrote: »

well, I think I'm finally at the stage where I have everything sorted for today, the week ahead clothes wise and the next 2 nights of teaching.

I'm going to have to be even more anally retentive organised over the next 6 weeks with me working full time and teaching 2 consecutive nights a week. Batch cooking on a Saturday for that night and either Monday or Tuesday and something defrosted to go in the slow cooker for the other night I'm out.

2x one off courses this week and then 2x 5 week courses after that. The mountain of paperwork is going to be quite frightening _pale_

BB that is alot of prep work my friend:eek: