I’ve got school starting tomorrow and I’m not ready. Dana’s best friend is getting married this afternoon and she’s Maid Of Honour, so I’ve got all four kids at home. We have the dinner tonight and, if things aren’t complicated enough, tomorrow night, we are hosting a Sheva Brachot meal for the married couple - with 20 guests turning up at 7.30...
I'll start with that rarest of things (at least for me), namely an apology. A number of people who read this blog have approached me and asked me how the new job is panning out. I know I should have followed the original posts with updates, but honestly, I came back so tired from work, that I didn't have the will to compose any reports. In short, I am really happy in my new school. The students line up outside the door to my classroom (yes, my classroom) quietly instead of rushing in like a pack of deranged beasts and then, to my utter delight, stand , yes STAND(!!) behind their chairs and wait until I tell them to be seated. These students are actually listening to my instructions. When I tell them to switch their monitors off, they do what I ask. I don't find myself having to wait for fifteen minutes until they can be bothered to be quiet, they do something that I've been longing to experience for two years - they show an interest, in fact, a very keen interest, in w...
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