The Shed

mystic fred wrote: I have been so busy this week explaining the facts of life (no, not those ones..) to bullied/confused/disconsolate/arrogant students involved in classroom incidents i am thinking of changing my name to mystic freud...     someone told me yesterday  i had a slight Norfolk accent, i told them i lived in the North East for a few years and may have picked up an inflection - the person gave me a puzzled look and said   "not very healthy  living up there, then...?"

I get a new batch of students next week - 14 in total. I'll let you know how bright the world's students are on average as it's an international programme. 

I see....

The last group I had was great mix/clash of cultures:
The Netherlands (3)
Bulgaria (1)
Romania (3)
Mongolia (1)
China (2)
Peru (1)
Mexico (1)
Pakistan (1)
India (1)
Turkey (1)
Greece (1)
Ghana (1)

Oh, and this one girls who left after three months... She had a Bulgarian father, Greek mother, was born in South Africa and raised in England

you have my sympathies Vicky!

oh and send my love to the old man too!     (try dreadfully hard for it not to sound like "oh snap out of it" !!! )

Vicky Garten wrote: At the moment it would be " windy snot machine"  He has "man flu" hencebeing absent from the shed in case he spreads germs

Now I feel left-out, 'cause I don't have any students to talk about.

However, I did do some support assistant work earlier this year, so I am kind of qualified to talk about students.

Plus I have a PTLLS qualification.

chopper wrote:   Whatever happened to that nice prog-chick?

Her cover was blown, someone realised her "chick" days were well and truly over!!!!

Besides a new lurker to the forum asked me who I was........ and I was a bit embarrassed (cos they know me) to say "Prog-Chick"  after some not inconsiderable taunting I reverted to my real name.

It makes sense really.

I'm seriously thinking of going to see Co& Ca at the Astoria!

chopper wrote: I wouldn't - it'll probably be full of young adolescent male headbangers. Unless you happen to like that sort of thing, that is.

   well I have been known for a certain penchant............................

How many prog-wags does it take to change a light bulb?


More than one, thats for sure!   We've got those stoooopid hallogen spots in the kitchen. When the tour started I had 6, I now have 2 (not near the cooking area either) and can I get the buggers out? Can I hell! I have cut the tops off my fingers, and am still in the dark!

I am so glad it's not just me!

I have been cursing like a sailor! I have sliced the tops off 3 fingers, I will just have to cook in the dark until he comes home!