i think ive decided that the third years are just below par this year.. does anyone want one? happy to swap for a dedicated student who is prepared to thinkforthemselfWITHOUTmetellingthemtheansweralltheBLOODYtime and one or two who listen to what im saying occasionally and remember to bring a pen to tutorials.. Q:what is the point of me spending a hour reading someone's work then advising on improvements if you dont write any of it down? one of them - who has missed all the year's teaching so far, dropped out today. its a shame because he's a nice bloke, a 'first-in-the-family' to go to university, and i have really tried to help him over the past three years. i'll miss him and hope he finds what he wants in life: surely taht is not being assistant manager in a computer games shop (no disrespect or offence intended to anyone)?
house meeting passed off without too much incident - the management agent came across at the eleventh hour and gave me all the accounts details i needed after weeks of me hassling her. the building's most difficult resident kept her temper and we managed to have a friendly (if far too long) meeting that resolved to try and persuade the less respectful neighbours to behave more reasonably. i will have to write some letters and ive sort of taken on the role of peacemaker (again) - it wont be the first time ,my mum always said i should be a diplomat - even when i was ten.
2008-02-18 @ 22:18