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I am a 50yr yrs young primary school teacher on a large council estate in the UK. I came back to teaching 5 years ago after a break of 25 some years and I am having the time of my life!

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Wants & needs: 4 of 75

What do I want? I want to be kind when it's easier to be mean, I want to be enthusiastic when I don't feel keen. I want to be happy when I'm sad inside, I want to be friendly when my instinct is to hide. I want to be free when my hands and life are tied, I want to be truthful when it's easier to have lied. I want to be impul...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Behavior & Discipline (Other) Are parents who scream, out of control?: 10 of 19

I think that anyone who screams to emphasize their point is out of control. The person who screams in the airline queue is sending out a signal of non compliance. They might just as well say, " I am not listening to you " They are bullying the recipient into listening to them whether they want to or not. When you scream, you...
Education > Secondary School (Other) Why teenagers do not want to learn: 22 of 28

I have just been asked to rate an article on this subject and felt that I just had to contribute one of my own. How on earth can any sane, intelligent adult ever refer to books as a boring way to pass the time? There are, I agree, many easier ways to keep yourself occupied but there is nothing half as satisfying. Films and D...
Parenting & Pregnancy > After School Should parents raise their children without television?: 188 of 228

I think this is one of those questions when common sense is needed. Television is a fact of life and as such cannot be ignored. It is not up to us to decide which of today's inventions are good for our children and which are bad. Childhood is often about experience and learning to make choices. Television is like many of our...
Education > Teachers & Administrators Should teachers be held accountable for low student test scores?: 30 of 36

I can only answer this question from a teacher's point of view. I came back into teaching five years ago after a break of over 25 years. I cannot believe how much everything has changed. Every single one of our lessons is planned to the -nth degree. We produce endless resources to make it interesting and we are exhorted...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: What If . . .: 47 of 55

What if 33 years ago I'd told my mum,"I will not go?" She saw college as the thing to do Myself, I took a dimmer view. I was happy to work on a till - she thought my potential it would not fill. What if 30 years ago I hadn't married?...then I know Id have had to stand on my own two feet- any problems would have been mine to ...
Health & Fitness > Nicotine Dependence The debate over smoking in public: 8 of 8

I am a non smoker of some 12 years now but I feel very strongly on this subject. Great Britain banned smoking in all enclosed public places on July 1st last year and without being melodramatic, it has spoiled my life. My husband is a smoker and our social life revolves around pubs and clubs. Now, I am all in favor of people ...
Computers & Technology > Business & Office Software The overuse of PowerPoint presentations: 2 of 2

Title: The over use of powerpoint Article: I am a teacher in a primary school in England. To be absolutely honest, I am no longer young and to add to that I have returned to teaching after a break of over 20 years. Imagine then, how much things have changed...and not all for the better might I add! When I trained in the 1970...