Categories: decisions
Date: 13 November 2010 17:56:33
I've been with the current mob for long enough to know we've hit the point where I know them well enough to work with them more effectively, and they've sussed out I'm not to be messed around with any more they'd mess around with their tutors. And, three of them have so, so hated me - but admitted by the end of my time with them this week that if they want to progress I will be able to help them do that. My knowledge of their chosen subject may be nil, (but I'm learning fast! Boy, am I learning fast - I think three new areas of work and my own qualification work are exploding my brain capacity) but I can help them learn in ways that work for them.... Some wry smiles were eventually coaxed out of some very reluctant learners who had, um, learnt something!
In the meantime, I think some progress has been made on other fronts. I'm still very tired, but feel far less likely to implode. I've moved some furniture around, and concluded the real issue is only going to be solved once I get some new glasses!! It seems I'm safe on the accommodation front for a while longer, and I've not had to do the chasing up this time!
I've also deactivated my FB account... after a long discussion in the week about "Japes' need to get a life beyond work" coupled with a growing dis-ease about various aspects of how it was being used to communicate to me in ways I was not happy about and various boundaries were being broken which I was even more unhappy about. This is a big decision, and not undertaken lightly (some people I e-mailed at the same time to alert them to the fact I'd done this, and it's not a self destruct moment, but a thought through one.).
I'm sorry about the Scrabble games I've abandoned, though. I did try to get them all to a finish and no re-matches, but failed.