Back to School

I am so sick of uni already, and I have another year to go after this one. I hope that these new classes can provide something interesting and stimulating to study, a class that means something in terms of getting a job. I am so down on it from last semester, I just felt that the assignments and stupid and all the talk means nothing in the real world.

At uni we looked at CSF and Vels and all the new government stuff that controls the curriculum. However on the first placement I went on they laughed at the CSF, and the second one was a public school that didn't even use CSF. So why am I studying it? Why do it if no one really uses it? Why is it there in the first place? So the government looks like it is doing something for education? Uni feels pointless right now.

I am stuck in the friday afternoon tute with the same stupid guy from last semester. I am going to find the other lady that is a music teacher and get into her tute any way I can. I cannot do another semesters worth of work with this guy. Yet every class is full and I can't change officially into another one. I just hope that if I go there I will be able to plead my case. I just have to find where the better tute is.

And now I am off to work. To stand around and ask people if they want a bag, when I would rather tell them... yeah, I can't say that to the customers unfortunately. It's the people who buy say a tube of toothpaste, and want a bag for it. Isn't that why you have a big handbag and three green bags with pieces of paper in them?!?! PUT IT IN YOUR OWN STUPID BAG!

On a more positive note, I had Trine and Matt around for a roast dinner, which went very well thankyou very much. Mark even complimented my on my cooking, which makes me feel very happy.

It's raining outside, which is good, but I forgot to take the washing off the line yesterday when it would have been dry before it started raining. Oh well, there should be sun next week.

Placement is Over

I had the last day of my placement today. I was really happy with how the three weeks went, I now feel confident in front of a class, and confident in my ability to plan a class that will be interesting and that kids will get something out of.

Now it is back to uni, back to lectures and silly tutorials. I hope that these classes are better than last semester, because I am not excited about going back. I am glad that I had a break when I did because I was nearly unhappy enough with classes, mainly the tutorials, to call it quits and try something else. I've been doing this for a long time now.

I am in the final stages of being moved in. I have a few boxes of crap left to empty, and then I am all unpacked. It hasn't taken that long considering that we have both been out every day of the week, and too tired at night to do much. My new vacuum cleaner is great! It's an electrolux, and goes great.

Kitty was in trouble last night, just wouldn't settle. If it annoys me tonight, it will go in the lounge and stay there.

Assessment

Today on my placement I got assessed for my classes. I felt like I had a really good class when she came to see me, I had lots of things on the board and tried a variety of activities like teaching them about conducting and subdivision of beats.

I hope that the weather gets warmer soon!

I am going back to uni next week, it is going to be so easy after going to school all day and then working at night.

I've been watching Fraiser right from the beginning. I can't believe how funny that show is! They got the mix right right from the beginning.

Extended Update

Well, I have moved house, and we are nearly settled in. I have been working hard at school placement, and I am now at the end of the second week of it. My classes have been going great, there is no doubt that I know everything that I will need to teach music classes, now it is just the classroom management side of things that I need to work on.

Kitty loves this house, she runs around jumping out from behind doors. She still sleeps at night with us.

It has been soooooo cold! My car was covered with ice this morning and when I poured water on it, it had refrozen by the time I got in the car. I am sleeping better now with the electric blanket on.

Well today is the day when I pack up everything in a big pile ready to move tomorrow. I thought that I had gotten rid of a lot of things when I moved, but there has been a remarkably large amount of stuff to pack into a small supply of boxes. I think that I may need more, but it's a bit late for that. I might just buy some green bags from the supermarket.

My kitty has been asleep on me for the last hour, all curled up under my dressing gown. I really need a new dressing gown because kitty just loves to lick this one to death and I end up with big wet marks all over it despite constantly saying no. Ohhh big yawn. Having this kitty is like having a practice baby, except kitty was toilet trained when I got it. It gets into things its not supposed to, wont eat the food I give it, constantly wants attention, needs to be told no all the time, and is showered with love and affection all day.

Brekkie time.

Oh, I lost a kilo! Yay! I have been so hungry all the time, despite what I eat. I am going to try protene drinks for a while, see if they help through the day.

Moving Out

Its been a while since I felt like writing. I have been having trouble with my house, we got to the point where living with so many other people was just too crowded. I have been looking at rental houses all week, and we have been offered a great house at a great price. He should be ringing us up to tell us whether we can move in. Otherwise it will be back to the estate agents to look for something else. I am really excited about moving out, as much as I love Netty like family, I can't live in one room anymore. It will take some adjustment, but I am hoping that we will be good friends like we always have.

I have one more week on holiday before we all go back to placement. I am looking forward to getting into the classroom and trying out my skills. It is such a nice looking school, and it will be great to have on a resume. Everyone was really nice when I arrived, and I am excited about playing with some of the bands that they have there.

Ohhhh, I am going to finally set up a music area, nothing there but my horn and my music. The house has a piano, which I am very happy about. I hope so much that they let us stay there. I want to start moving things out this week. Do some cleaning and get the house organised. My house organised. THe house work hasn't changed, the bathroom is still dirty, Steph did some of it but not properly. I am feeling in limbo at the moment, waiting to be ready to move.