Re: About being a teacher instead of a Macintosh consultant

PeterD wrote:
>
> D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I like my colleagues. On the whole teachers seem to be hard-working,
> > unimaginative, sincere, unsophisticated, kind, literal-minded,
> > streetwise, and not very adventurous. I am not sure if they become like
> > that or start off that way.
>
> We'll find out in a few years' time, if you become hard-working,
> unimaginative, sincere, unsophisticated, kind, literal-minded,
> streetwise, and not very adventurous. Which of those are you already?
>
> My first wife was a teacher. When she was at Teachers Training College,
> I would characterise her and her colleagues as moderately hard-working,
> very imaginative, sincere, sophisticated (compared to most students),
> kind, lateral-minded, streetwise, and extremely adventurous. At least
> three of them used to come skydiving with me. Student teachers were
> right up there with student nurses when it comes to wild parties.

Toga parties perchance?

I remember those from my yoof - when my uni and the local nurse's
residence got together.

Still blush every time I think of them...

OD
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