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Permit me take y'all back, circa belatedly ninety's early 2000:

A time where "yo momma" jokes were then bad they were actually good, around the globe, walk the dog and rock the cradle were all tricks on your yo-yo.. If your Tamagotchi died you were inconsolable, the game "snakes" was the only reason you owned a Nokia 3210…

and "nutmeg rush" was summit if you were really nutmegged.. As for MSN messenger? It was THE only worthy grade of communication with your homies. If you haven't got a clue on what I'thou talking about then:

A: You clearly didn't attend a cool enough Secondary School in London.

Like so many, I accept fond memories of my time during secondary schoolhouse. I was fortunate plenty to have the best of both worlds. I was a Tom Boy.. good enough to be permitted to play football with the boys at dejeuner times, and as well had a large grouping of female friends that were kinda pop in school (Although at the time we did not realise it).

In fact nosotros rolled deep we were a squad of at to the lowest degree fifteen to 20 girls we moved around the school together and we were a strength to exist reckoned with. Loud, in your face confident, ambitious girls.. you could not miss us fifty-fifty if yous tried.. Anybody knew almost the states at Barking Abbey secondary school.

Here we are

I could write 1000 web log posts covering events during my time at secondary schoolhouse.. just if the truth be told I wouldn't even know where to begin..

What I volition say is that our friendship (although unlike and much more matured) remains stiff and we have all gone on to achieve dandy things in our lives.. amongst u.s. are mothers, wives, aunties, politicians, lawyers, care workers, social workers, teachers, photographers, PR Media and Marketing, Speech and language therapists, civil service workers and of course a soccer coach 😉. Whilst our lives have taken different paths we still manage to assemble once in a while for major milestones:

For many of us our memories of schoolhouse will typically involve a favourite subject area, school event such as trips or assemblies, a beat and friendships, or perhaps it was the reverse we may call back subjects we hated, people nosotros despised, bullying or rejection. The 1 thing we can all agree on remembering are teachers.

I think teachers can be categorised in the following mode:

1. The strict teacher who was no nonsense and shouted a lot and was actually very scary.
2. The teacher who had no control over students or their class and yous could literally get away with murder!
3. The teacher that anybody had a crush on (male or female).
4. The charismatic teacher who loved their job, genuinely wanted to make a difference, was just cool, perchance even pop and anybody wanted to be in their form.
5. The teachers that everybody was convinced were having an affair.
6. The instructor who just didn't give a damn.

(Am I right? I bet a instructor came to mind as your read some of these categories.)

Obviously for me, PE was amongst my most favourite subjects at school. I was naturally sporty and found the discipline effortlessly like shooting fish in a barrel and enjoyed its competitive nature.

During my time in Australia, I was able to visit and spend fourth dimension with one of my most influential P.E. teacher'due south Miss Mooney..

She arrived equally a young, fresh faced keen to brand a difference kinda teacher. Our P.E. class had lots of fun.. she was a category 3 & 4 instructor (encounter above). She encouraged me to get a amend athlete, I went on to compete in cross country, athletics with her assist. She was equally (if not more) competitive than me… Equally my visit with her in Commonwealth of australia evidenced we had and maintained good rapport throughout and post school.

It was interesting to see her some 12 years afterward our last P.Eastward. class. Now as a wife and mother, information technology was cool to reminisce nigh our fourth dimension dorsum in london.

Here we are:

Information technology is said that on average kids spend approx thou hours per twelvemonth at schoolhouse.. information technology's no secret therefore that teachers can play a pregnant role in influencing and shaping lives (hopefully for the better).

As a new coach I am fortunate to take the privilege to attempt and impart knowledge and get out a positive bear upon on the many players I come into contact with. I ofttimes chuckle to myself when I encounter kids that remind me of myself at their historic period.

What'south more, is that we all take the opportunity to get out a positive impact/impression on all of the people we come into daily contact with.. Our family, friends co- workers and in some instances a mere stranger. We do non accept to be teachers.. the side by side fourth dimension y'all meet or spend fourth dimension with somebody think about what category you want to exist remembered as and make information technology your goal to leave a positive and lasting impression.

I'm grateful for all the teachers, friends function models who accept taught me important life and educational lessons, it really has helped shaped the person I've become.

I've heard it said many times that:

Those who tin, do; and those who can't, teach..

All the same, I adopt the saying:

To teach is to touch a life forever…

So happy pedagogy this week folks!

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