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Archive for 19/04/2008
Study, study and more study
19/04/2008 by Aileen.
Off to Leeds Met this morning for a tutorial on the 60s (which is history now!) This block is going to be really interesting - and nostalgic for me - but I only have one week left of my website design course, and I have to produce a 3000 word report on my design for an imaginary firm. I’ve designed a web site, which all links up nicely, but the design is all over the place. I’m still prepared to fail, but at least I’ve learnt loads. Failure might be a salutary experience for me, as the only other thing I have failed is my driving test the first time round. (And of course, dozens and dozens of maths exams at school. I wasn’t even allowed to take the normal Maths O Level, and had to do somerthing called Business Maths - compound interest and stuff to get us through life I suppose. At Teacher’s Training College I had to do another exam to prove that I could actually do a but of maths. I must have passed as I got in)
That reminds me - my friend Teresa rang last night. I was at school and college with her. Her husband died a year ago on Thursday. I can’t believe a year has gone by since I last saw her. We are going to meet up once my studying is finished. Teresa went on to become a headteacher, and was/is also an OFSTED inspector. Teresa! How could you! I think she got a distinction at college. We were in the year before B.Eds came in and those with distinctions were eligible for the degreee. I think. I’ve always been a bit vague about details. Hence my problem with the website course. Every little colon or bracket actually means something!
Oops! I failed my first deputy head interview (got the second) and failed an interview at the Tooting Bec Religous Centre (or some such name) for becoming the schools adviser. I also totally failed at being a deputy. I hated being stuck between a really nice head and some nice staff who really dug their heels in whenever the (new) head tried to bring about some change. I left after four or five terms.
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