Nothing beats early morning listening…

[Del monaco]

I’ve been very busy at work lately and haven’t had the time I’d like to sit and listen. I rose at 6 and have sat listening to my fm radio for the past 2hrs or so. Sheer quiet, solitary bliss. Forget the box swapping and little niggles that always nibble at you. This is where it’s at.

 

[Fergus]

I’ve been very busy at work lately and haven’t had the time I’d like to sit and listen. I rose at 6 and have sat listening to my fm radio for the past 2hrs or so. Sheer quiet, solitary bliss. Forget the box swapping and little niggles that always nibble at you. This is where it’s at.

Me too. Not working but regularly up very early. What else is there to do?

 

[Del monaco]

I get up at 5 every working day to work before I go to work! Wake up at the same time at the weekend. Not long now. Retirement from teaching looms. I’ll still work but not in teaching!

 

[Mr Pig]

Not really functional late at night anymore but in my youth I loved to stay up until stupid o'clock drawing or painting with music in the background and for me that was wonderful. The world was silent, wasn't going to interrupt and I was lost in music and art. Ok, I did miss a lot of school because I couldn't get up in the morning but it was worth it.

 

[Mike Reed]

I get up at 5 every working day to work before I go to work!

Marking or planning? Not sth I found easy in the evenings after being at the chalk face all day.

Retirement from teaching looms. I’ll still work but not in teaching!

Similar history here with two separate retirements from teaching plus a re-entry to state school one term training course when I turned 60, but never followed through, except in T.E.F.L. on occasion. Always nice to use skills acquired over a long and varied period, but it seems that is not your intention.

 

[John]

Listening when the ambient noise level is low always makes for the most enjoyable active listening experience.

 

[Chops54]

Whatever the time of day, listening to music and box swapping are two entirely different things.

 

[Del monaco]

Marking or planning? Not sth I found easy in the evenings after being at the chalk face all day.

Similar history here with two separate retirements from teaching plus a re-entry to state school one term training course when I turned 60, but never followed through, except in T.E.F.L. on occasion. Always nice to use skills acquired over a long and varied period, but it seems that is not your intention.

I’m teaching SENCo so lots. My idea is to move into Care, where they need people. I’ll not work full-time but it will be good to change after 35 years! Education is a different place now and I don’t like it anymore. The people are generally great but the expectations and approaches are not anymore and it has been further trampled by a callous government who know not what they do. I think helping locally is my best bet until there is surety in the political landscape.

 

[Mike Reed]

I’ll not work full-time but it will be good to change after 35 years!

Eligibility for the T pension or do you have to wait?

 

[Del monaco]

Eligibility for the T pension or do you have to wait?

Couple of years.