Anyone who read some of my earlier posts will be aware I recently switched jobs from carpenter to carpentry lecturer. There is a difference between teacher and lecturer but I’m not sure what it is. If I had to guess it would be that a teacher has a degree and a lecturer is more like me. A hairy-assed builder who creates little hairy-assed builders. Which would explain why a very irate teacher/lecturer burst into our classroom just before Christmas and told us to keep the noise down.Fair play, it was noisy, but at the same time we didn’t know he was conducting an exam next door. It seems though, that all my colleagues are super sensitive.
“Jeeesuss, that kid Fred put the lock on the door the wrong way around, even though I told him five times!!” I feel like saying so what? I usually laugh which is probably worse. “Charlie, none of these kids are ever going to work on a site they are too dumb, just get them through the course.” Is another piece of advice I receive regularly.
These people have been in a college for a while so maybe they forgot that adults make
mistakes too?I think the kids are great, particularly the young ones sent by the school for a morning because they are soooooo bad in school. They seem pretty normal to me. I am told they are not, they are the scourge of the planet. This leads me to ask questions about myself. I obviously identify with the scourge of the planet, oops. Apparently I have to wait ten years and then see if I still have a laid back attitude. I think I recall being told that before, along with the fact that I can’t just do as I want, so far as, to go off travelling or give up my job and become a DJ or move to the other side of the country for no other reason than love.
I have two days left before I have to face the negativity of college life once again. So it’s out with the old trusted saying for another New Year.
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
Have a good one folks 
Charlie, you sound like a great teacher/lecturer. The struggle of teachers is not to pigeonhole young people with expectations: some of the kids will already have developed negative expectations of themselves, and need these to be confounded.
As you say: we all make mistakes. And we all deserve aspirations.
Thanks Kate, hope I’m on the right track, ready to do battle. Appreciate your comments as always.
You sound like a breath of fresh air. Lucky for the kids who get you to teach them. At least they will learn something and also have someone who believes in them which is probably what has been lacking in their lives. This means they might start to feel good about themselves. Good on you.
Thankyou with all this positive feedback Tues may not be so bad
My husband is one of those hairy assed contractors
You know exactly what I’m talking about then ha. I only use that term because to some, that’s all we are, so I embrace it rather than let them think I am offended
I laughed out loud. You sound like a great teacher, ignore the stuffed shirts. Quite frankly, I’m sure they should be in colleges anymore.
Thankyou Sheila, you’re quite perceptive I didn’t mention that my main two colleagues only have 18 months left to retirement. Thanks for calling by
You’re welcome. Enjoy the student, I’m sure they are enjoying you.
nah- it’s the other teachers….
Thanks Ruta, can always rely on you for a quality comment
people are bastards at times…
We were always told in the air force, “Nil illigitami carborundum” = Don’t let the bastards grind you down.
AV
Ha thanks. Done a Brer Rabbit this week. He always managed to get in the cabbage patch. If you can’t go straight through em, go round/under/ over
As always, I enjoy reading your writings. They sure make my day!
Thankyou Susan, I always appreciate your comments
Good to see you back Charlie!!! No wonder!
Thanks Patricia, bit of a whirlwind at the moment, appreciate you calling in
I have nominated you for the Blog of the Year 2012. Congratulations!! Ginger
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