This Monday morning will hit me like Christmas does: excitement and a mountain of happy work which will occupy my thoughts and hands until I eventually begin to frazzle then burnout, which I consistently seem to do after each term…
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Reflections on the Strike: The Mountain of Happy Work
You Mad Yet?
By Anonymous UPDATE: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED IN STRIKE. At soccer this week, I thought my friend was going to burst. She was blinking back tears, frustrated. “I’m just so angry,” she said, kicking her cleats at the turf.…
Stop Throwing Mud: It’s What They Want You to Do
By Anonymous Want to know what it feels like to be a teacher this week? In two words: déjà vu. The last time teachers were on strike in 2011/12, the whole year was completely unsettling for me. It felt like…