13/07/2012
Jubilee!!
Teaching again
Apologies for my silence. I have spent the last five weeks at Brunel University in West London teaching a group of Omani University students.
What joy to not only be back in the classroom and have the luxury of getting to know a group of students really well on an intensive course but also to be part of a team of teachers working together again. I do so miss the staffroom buzz - sharing funny stories, seeking and offering advice and not feeling isolated. My usual modus operandi is working solo - spending a lot of time poring over the computer designing training sessions and then delivering them alone. Don't get me wrong, I invariably have people to support me (like the marvellous Lidija in Slovenia, Bosnia and Croatia) but it's not the same as being part of a team of teachers.
The pleasure of this experience nearly made up for the abysmal English summer weather. How much rain can possibly fall??
What joy to not only be back in the classroom and have the luxury of getting to know a group of students really well on an intensive course but also to be part of a team of teachers working together again. I do so miss the staffroom buzz - sharing funny stories, seeking and offering advice and not feeling isolated. My usual modus operandi is working solo - spending a lot of time poring over the computer designing training sessions and then delivering them alone. Don't get me wrong, I invariably have people to support me (like the marvellous Lidija in Slovenia, Bosnia and Croatia) but it's not the same as being part of a team of teachers.
The pleasure of this experience nearly made up for the abysmal English summer weather. How much rain can possibly fall??
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