Today in one of the classes I observed, I heard some young people talking about how silly the Clive Palmer ads are. The thing I love about being in schools is that there are brilliant young minds and many of them can think critically and consider multiple perspectives. The other thing is that school can act as a protective measure against being an asshole in some aspects. A kid said something inappropriate to get a kick out of his mates and the teacher chatted to them about why he said it and why it was the wrong thing to say.
I don't think the kids are really enjoying my lessons right now, and I guess that's kind of sad, but okay. I had some teachers in school who made me enjoy some subjects I didn't love (e.g. had a teacher who taught history through storytelling, English through lots of modelling and active learning, maths through linking it to the universe). Maybe I'm not that right now, but one day I could be.
Another thing is that with kids who have been through trauma, you can potentially be someone who is a stable and trustworthy adult in their lives and show them what a safe relationship looks like. Again, those are VERY big shoes to fill, but I aspire to be someone who supports and advises young people to reach their potential.
I find it hilarious when companies like Kmart and Temu photoshop animals into the pictures of pet accessories. They probably couldn't get a real cat rhough
That's the thing I like about living in the suburbs. There's a man a few streets away who has filled his garden with beautiful wildflowers and every time I pass it, it makes me happy :)
I find it hilarious that the things people viewed as insecurities like blushing and undereye circles, are now being more romanticised. When I was in school, people would make fun of me for blushing, and now those same people are putting a fuck ton of blush on their face. Or with undereye circles, they're leaving a bit unconcealed so they can have an "in-built smokey eye"
On Saturday, I thought about switching to primary teaching. On Sunday, a customer comes in with her kids, the older one annoying the younger one. The mum tells the older kid to pick his favourite item in a particular aisle of the shop, and he does but then goes back to annoying his brother. So I went around with this kid and we picked out different colours and numbers. The mum tells me she's a primary teacher and that I should do primary.
I will miss teaching science a bit. I explained a bit about stomach acid to a kid today and his face lit up, and also saw a prac simulating digestion, with food turning into crap, and students got to "shit out" the food by cutting a hole at the end of a plastic bag and squeezing the digested food out.
I got an Amazon parcel today with my name and address, but I did not place the order. It had a $20 Shrek picture storybook in it. I'm going to assume it's a joke birthday present from one of my silly friends, but a tiny part of me wonders if it's someone from my past trying to call me an ogre. Either way, how bizarre.
There's the six degrees of separation theory where it's likely everyone is connected through chains of acquaintances consisting of five intermediaries. There seems to be a loneliness epidemic going on where people are finding it difficult to make friends, but maybe in some way, we are all mutuals?
I think I have an ingrown toe nail. Hurts like a mf.