An apt title

The dawn of realisation.

This next month will see me realise just how apt my blog title is. I'm beginning to wonder if I haven't got too much on my plate...and my daughter isn't well.

Let's just take a look at things chronologically:

1. rehearsals every lunchtime next week for Rencontres Théâtrales, then performance on 7th March, plus the whole day to organise, which should be interesting considering some of the ridiculous questions I have had to answer. I thought teachers were capable of rational thought.
2. two filmmaking workshops one 27th Feb and 8th March
3. S4 speaking tests to do
4. S1 multimedia project about school
5. S2 presentations to mark
6. British Council Connecting Classrooms project
7. Cultural Xtra Day
8. to cap it all I have two hour long presentations to give at Communicate 07

So quite a lot to do then. Although I have a lot on this is the way I like things as I seem to work better when I am busy. I can focus in for short periods each day and get quite a lot done, including prepping lessons and marking.
One thing that seriously annoys me though are please takes. Come on...I have no free lunchtimes in most weeks and then I get 2 out of 5 free periods taken by please takes...usually guidance as well. On Friday I was told there was no one else to do a cover when I had calls to make and loads of stuff to do. There were 3 other members of staff having coffee in the staff room...hmmm! Something not right.