to try to turn things around from the beginning of term
the year 10 cope have responded positively
and they managed to do a considerable amount of work
the other year 10's seem as lackadaisical as always
the year 9's are ok
the year 7's are fine
and the year 8's lost their opportunities again
and so i have been heavy with them for a week
it is almost clear to me now
that teaching is not for me
at least
not normal teaching
and i have not been able to introduce the kind of change
that miraculously i managed while supply
so
what's next?
i don't feel like i want to try too hard this term with the kids
and i should be looking at sending my book to agents
although sofia has put me in touch with gerard
regarding becoming some kind of educational expert
i am not sure if i can hack another year in london...
i am considering some rather drastic changes
giving up and just offering my services to a monastery
(teaching english for example)
trying to write about subjective science
(maths and consciousness i guess)
and perhaps taking a more substantial stand this year
so the future is something which ends at the end of this term
and i should at least be
1
establishing whether any agent likes my stuff
2
checking out feasibility of working in london with gerard et al
3
working on skeleton of new book
4
considering financial leap and taking a stand this year
and by summer
relieved from the post
i might be in a lighter position to make an appropriate decision :)
