Yeah. January. Well. I think there’s only one post that can sum up that month…and that’s Live Shit Binge and Purge. So yeah – more death in January. Hah – that sounds like a good name for a band. January is always the whole looking back, looking forward thing. But sometimes life has a wayContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: January 2013”
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JDS Insights: August 2012
This year’s summer holiday was not really any different to others. I read, I explored my writing a bit more, I shopped, I spent time in coffee shops…the usual. As well as that – we celebrated ten years of being together and five years of marriage. I can’t believe it’s gone so quickly. It didContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: August 2012”
JDS Insights: May 2012
It’s in your head… For a teacher May is a month brought sharply into focus because of those little things called exams. The particularly depressing weather through the month didn’t really help matters – in my mind it was supposed to be warmer, sunnier and feeling like the end of the year was approaching. InsteadContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: May 2012”
JDS Insights: August 2011
August for a teacher really means one thing: Summer Holidays. Although it didn’t feel so much like that for me for several reasons. I didn’t go away anywhere on holiday (combined with being in and out of school) and I managed to sprain my ankle quite badly doing Urban Krav Maga. I suppose it comesContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: August 2011”
Teaching – Part Two: Testing, 'Standards are Falling' and Career Progression in Teaching
This is a long post (edit July 26 2024 and old…I’ve come a long way)…and as I’m of the internet-blogging-opinionated generation, I’m aware that reading loooooong paragraphs is less palatable online than it would be on a book (wait ’til I write a book!) So, I’ve broken up this post into the areas that haveContinueContinue reading “Teaching – Part Two: Testing, 'Standards are Falling' and Career Progression in Teaching”
I'm alright (you gotta go there to come back)
It’s the last day of school today for quite a few of the boys I teach. They’ll be moving on to bigger and better things (uni for quite a few).I think – for all the machismo – they will actually miss school. I’m not sure how many would admit that (especially in front of aContinueContinue reading “I'm alright (you gotta go there to come back)”
James D'Souza 