And that's another term over! [Archive]

gijoe1313

3rd July 2009, 10:17

Thank gawd :weep: End of the school term and just a few more hoary pupils to endure ... :crybaby:

Somehow have managed to get through 10 weeks without murdering, mutilating or massacre any classes or fellow treachers! :sweatdrop

There were times of fun, times of farce ... situations that only a cruel and sadistic power could create ...

But, as usual, life goes on and now it is time to enjoy the freedom of the open roads, to wander around the lanes that track our fair lands and to find that little peace of mortal heaven in the solace of riding.

Roll on 3.15pm ... :rockon: Oh damn, may have spoke too soon, excuse me while I go off and end the lives of a few miscreants in the classroom now!

alanzs

3rd July 2009, 10:21

Spoken like a true English teacher! I couldn't agree more. Almost half my class is away sick (THANKFULLY) so it's just a few more hours until I too am FREE!!! For two weeks at least. Oh ya, early closing today at 2:00!!! AND the PRINCIPAL is away... :rockon:

gijoe1313

3rd July 2009, 10:42

:angry2: Lucky you! Tch, wouldn't you believe it, I have two pupils working away through interval to complete their static image assessment. Typical! Can't get a thing out of these lumps and all of a sudden they want to do it all on the last day! :pinch:

Ah well, least I can sit in my classroom and just enjoy the remains of the day ... :yawn:

Blackshear

3rd July 2009, 10:43

Didn't even notice today was friday!
GREAT, BROTHER AND MUM ARE HOME FOR TWO FRIGGEN WEEKS, BLAAAAH!!!!
No more oonst oonst for me at 9am.

crazyhorse

3rd July 2009, 10:51

It seems times have really changed. Teachers can access computers and put posts on instead of actually teaching kids these days.......:innocent:

Big Dave

3rd July 2009, 11:00

Joey baby - you play with children for a living, have more leave in a term than some of us have had in 10 years - and you are bitchin'.
HTFU.

:-P

alanzs

3rd July 2009, 11:04

It seems times have really changed. Teachers can access computers and put posts on instead of actually teaching kids these days.......:innocent:

No, that's where you have it all wrong. I am modelling appropriate computer usage. I this way, they'll understand that email is another vital communication method.

Just bringing NZ kids into the future... :yes:

alanzs

3rd July 2009, 11:05

jaymzw

3rd July 2009, 11:17

I'm at school now! Every class ive been to, including deputy principals. All look at me like WDF am i doing here!!!

I could be sleeping right now!

gijoe1313

3rd July 2009, 17:15

Joey baby - you play with children for a living, have more leave in a term than some of us have had in 10 years - and you are bitchin'.
HTFU.

:-P

Big Dave, you have a job which pays you to go ride bikes, you do realise no-one has an ounce of sympathy for you! :bleh: ... now, lets swap jobs and see who gets to ride off into the sunset giggling! :msn-wink:

And as for playing for children for a living, I hear that gets you landed in jail these days! :pinch: (oh, wait ... not that sort of playing!)

Managed to leave school today without bashing any heads together! Kids were so engrossed trying to submit their last assessment in to me that they didn't ask for a movie to be played! :woohoo:

Mind you, a lot of tired treachers were crowding the drinks table as I left ... thank gosh I am a teetotaller! :rofl:

Now ... where to ride ... :scooter:

gijoe1313

3rd July 2009, 17:18

It seems times have really changed. Teachers can access computers and put posts on instead of actually teaching kids these days.......:innocent:

In the past, they just used to put their feet up, read a novel/porno magazine and drink coffee ... or do their slips for the gee-gees ...

Funny thing was, I was using Excel before I posted to do up a work table for the attendance breakdown for my tutor class :pinch:

Much rather be doing Solitaire or minesweeper! :msn-wink:

Squiggles

3rd July 2009, 17:29

No more free lunches for two weeks :crybaby:

gijoe1313

3rd July 2009, 17:57

No more free lunches for two weeks :crybaby:

I got quite good at confiscating food and vittles from the kids! Just used to take it and eat it right in front of them ... even if they had taken a bite from it! :devil2:

They learned about Mr.Joe's "Taxes" pretty quick! Got harder and harder to snaffle a free feed ... best I ever did in one day was so much food, even I couldn't eat it all! :rofl:

peasea

3rd July 2009, 19:23

Joey baby - you play with children for a living, have more leave in a term than some of us have had in 10 years - and you are bitchin'.
HTFU.

:-P

Teachers are a bit soft, must agree, too much time on their hands etc.

Oh, watch the fireworks................

TomJ

3rd July 2009, 22:00

Teachers are a bit soft, must agree, too much time on their hands etc.

Oh, watch the fireworks................

yep

come on a job share with one of us and see if you need a break after 10 weeks!!! at school at 6.30am twice this week and still there at 8.30pm twice as well. then we get to go home and prep for the next day!!!

PrincessBandit

3rd July 2009, 22:09

Lol, I had a real quiet day today. Yay, assembly last period so no students for me (although I got the job of locking up the music dept.) Shoulda come over to see you Justin to see if you had any spare food! Oh and of course for a natter. Two weeks. YAY!!! I've been hanging out for these holidays :sweatdrop

Usarka

3rd July 2009, 22:26

Gijoe is the Term-inator! You'll be baaaaack.

Gremlin

3rd July 2009, 22:30

Everyone lock up your roads... gijoe is on the loose...

Wait... he probably already is stealing them, grab them while you can, so he can't get back to Auckland... there's a good kiwi! :yes:

and you lot probably think I am joking... I believe Welly is one trip, and the South Island another :blink:

peasea

3rd July 2009, 23:00

yep

come on a job share with one of us and see if you need a break after 10 weeks!!! at school at 6.30am twice this week and still there at 8.30pm twice as well. then we get to go home and prep for the next day!!!

I'm at a primary school at 7.30am every day, sometimes earlier. Wanna compare notes? I'm up for that. I might warn you that I'm a parent and a staunch supporter of common sense.

Bring it on.

EJK

3rd July 2009, 23:37

It's end of an era!

Spyke

4th July 2009, 00:30

shit bloody good job to keep your head on the last day of school! lol my teachers were not really with it. mind you if i was a teacher dreaming of my next ride tomorrow i wouldn't give a stuff and the sods would be watchn a movie instead.

Molly

4th July 2009, 04:39

yep - come on a job share with one of us and see if you need a break after 10 weeks!!! at school at 6.30am twice this week and still there at 8.30pm twice as well. then we get to go home and prep for the next day!!!

I've been teaching for about eight years now and before that did all sorts of jobs: truck driver, postman, factory worker. Whatever they were at least those jobs ended when you clocked-off. Joe Public don't get how much there is to teaching <i>besides</i> the time you're actually standing in front of the kids. Did I really train, unpaid, for five years for this....?

I'll be back in a few days before the students return but in the mean time am definitely going to clear my head of all school crap for at least a week and finally put some miles on this new bike.

Kwaka14

4th July 2009, 07:15

Teachers are a bit soft, must agree, too much time on their hands etc.

Oh, watch the fireworks................

I'm not a teacher, but my father is, no way the old boy is soft, pushing 65 and been beaten up twice this year, yet he still goes back.... too hard to change jobs at that age.

ManDownUnder

4th July 2009, 08:04

Joey baby - you play with children for a living, have more leave in a term than some of us have had in 10 years - and you are bitchin'.
HTFU.

:-P

...HTFU doesn't hold that much weight when it comes from someone who's job is to be gifted a ride on every new motorcycle that enters the country...

... and get a haircut...

Big Dave

4th July 2009, 09:49

...HTFU doesn't hold that much weight when it comes from someone who's job is to be gifted a ride on every new motorcycle that enters the country...

... and get a haircut...

I don't get on the internet bleatin' about it being over though. :-P

gijoe1313

4th July 2009, 10:54

I don't get on the internet bleatin' about it being over though. :-P

This is KB, it is for the purpose of bleating! :msn-wink: ... and every time I read an article with the moniker "Big Dave" on it, I can only think "lucky bugger" :lol:

Kids ask me, if'n I like bikes so much why don't I get a job in the bike industry, me answer is "I've been court sentenced to either 20 years in prison or become a teacher..."

Ahh the looks on their faces ... :rofl:

Then they ask me what for? My reply? "I'm not meant to be within 300 feet of kids, but meh, the gubbermint needed more teachers..."

The looks on their faces after that? Priceless! :devil2:

When I've ridden around the world or summit, I'll write my memoirs then ... :yes:

peasea

4th July 2009, 19:38

yep

come on a job share with one of us and see if you need a break after 10 weeks!!! at school at 6.30am twice this week and still there at 8.30pm twice as well. then we get to go home and prep for the next day!!!

It's called a job. As it happens I work in a primary school, I see things.

TomJ

4th July 2009, 20:26

It's called a job. As it happens I work in a primary school, I see things.

I recon most people work pretty hard at their job to earn a decent wage. I only get fed up with my job being talked down or generally 'dissed' when I put so much effort into it.

BTW primary kids scare me - give me a teenager every time!

peasea

4th July 2009, 20:44

I recon most people work pretty hard at their job to earn a decent wage. I only get fed up with my job being talked down or generally 'dissed' when I put so much effort into it.

BTW primary kids scare me - give me a teenager every time!

People diss each other all the time, get over it.

I never said you didn't work hard, good on ya, I do too.

As an aside, if you want to get some sympathy you've come to the wrong place.

TomJ

4th July 2009, 20:50

People diss each other all the time, get over it.

I never said you didn't work hard, good on ya, I do too.

As an aside, if you want to get some sympathy you've come to the wrong place.

no sympathy looked for, I will only post if interested by thread or think I can add something. Knowing KB, people won't hold back with their opinions!

peasea

4th July 2009, 20:51

no sympathy looked for, I will only post if interested by thread or think I can add something. Knowing KB, people won't hold back with their opinions!

Quite right, go hard my friend.

Or go for a ride, especially if the sun is shining.

TomJ

4th July 2009, 20:55

Quite right, go hard my friend.

Or go for a ride, especially if the sun is shining.

cheers Peasea

just need to find some decent weather - getting fed up with riding to school in the pouring rain!

enjoy the break yourself and get some road time away from assessments and planning

KiwiKat

4th July 2009, 22:28

BTW primary kids scare me - give me a teenager every time!

Teaching primary level can be a lot of fun, with much less attitude and B.O. Great schools with great colleagues make it a pleasure. Secondary student's can be scarier.

Enjoy the break,:rockon: but why do so many teachers on here dis the students? Is it role modeling or just lowering to their level? :bash:

Big Dave

4th July 2009, 22:39

This is KB, it is for the purpose of bleating! :msn-wink: ... and every time I read an article with the moniker "Big Dave" on it, I can only think "lucky bugger" :lol:

You pay the $10 - you deserve to feel good about yourself.

Kids ask me, if'n I like bikes so much why don't I get a job in the bike industry, me answer is "I've been court sentenced to either 20 years in prison or become a teacher..."

Ahh the looks on their faces ... :rofl:

Then they ask me what for? My reply? "I'm not meant to be within 300 feet of kids, but meh, the gubbermint needed more teachers..."

The looks on their faces after that? Priceless! :devil2:

When I've ridden around the world or summit, I'll write my memoirs then ... :yes:

They say:
How do you make a small fortune in the motorcycle industry?
Start with a large one.

We should go for that burn somewhere when the sun comes out - I have a very cool bike currently.

AD345

4th July 2009, 22:47

We should go for that burn somewhere when the sun comes out - I have a very cool bike currently.

Wouldn't be a black one by any chance?

BTW - how'd you get your Buell to be so damn tall?

gijoe1313

4th July 2009, 23:08

Well I can't believe it, first day of school break, I'm down at Sylvia park Games Workshop painting some little miniatures ... and the place is full of kids, and here I am helping them! :rofl:

So much for not wanting to be around them! :slap: The kids there were commenting how much patience I had with them and showing them how to do things (hmm maybe I should get the shop to give me some kickbacks! :shifty:)

Rainy, rain rain ... so spent half a day squinting at little guys and dipping a paintbrush to get them looking half way decent ... curse me and my hobbyist peccadilloes!

For those still interested, the minis are 27mm scale, 5 ratlings toting sniper rifles for the Warhammer 40K game!

Big Dave

4th July 2009, 23:09

Wouldn't be a black one by any chance?

BTW - how'd you get your Buell to be so damn tall?

Pics on the photostream on KR - or my site.

I can flat foot it with knees bent.

AD345

4th July 2009, 23:14

Pics on the photostream on KR - or my site.

I can flat foot it with knees bent.

Saw the pics and posted the Flickr link to Brett - he luvvs them and will probably talk to you about posters.

You are freakishly tall

Big Dave

4th July 2009, 23:18

Saw the pics and posted the Flickr link to Brett - he luvvs them and will probably talk to you about posters.

You are freakishly tall

Cool.

Not on a basketball court.

AD345

4th July 2009, 23:36

If you still have the bike next weekend you should come for a ride with us - see the whole range on the go.

gijoe1313

5th July 2009, 00:16

All this talk about riding is fair making my heart go pitter-pat :love:

Oh stoppit ... makes me feel like going for a ... ride! :innocent:

Big Dave

5th July 2009, 00:34

All this talk about riding is fair making my heart go pitter-pat :love:

Oh stoppit ... makes me feel like going for a ... ride! :innocent:

I went pleasure riding today.

OT conversation:
Certainly up for a ride with other victory owners - real good angle. I can get the Hammer or Vision if we're done with the 8 Ball too.

What you got on?

AD345

5th July 2009, 01:24

I went pleasure riding today.

OT conversation:
Certainly up for a ride with other victory owners - real good angle. I can get the Hammer or Vision if we're done with the 8 Ball too.

What you got on?

I'll let you know tomorrow (later today). One option may be Papakura-Hunua-Maungatawhiri-Tahuna -Ohiniwai then either Waingaro or Mercer depending on how we feel and back to AKL. Full on club run we should get 6 - 12 of us.

Weather looks good for next weekend so anything is possible (we have been known to go to Taupo for lunch at the prawn farm on the spur of the moment).