[senco-forum] Gifted and Talented-PLASC

But Jean, how come I also did my P.G.C.E. in the early 1970's and you're

Depends how early in the 70s, I suppose.  Mine was 1969 - 1970, which is
as early as it gets!

I had a year unqualified teaching between school and uni - not called
"gap" years then - A level results had not quite got me to where I should
have been going, so I taught in a junior school while I reapplied to
different unis for one subject instead of joint honours.  The school had
two classes for what were then called Educationally Subnormal Children,
which set me on the track that my career took: teaching children with
special needs.  The gap, degree, then PGCE meant that I was nearly 24 when
I started teaching; thus I reached 60 last January and retired in the
summer.

Much as I enjoyed my work, I am enjoying retirement even more; it is
simply the thought that I can do whatever I want to do , when I want to do
it.  A bit like the start of my teaching career, when a day's planned work
would be pushed aside because it had snowed, or there was a very heavy
frost, either of which could provide exciting and stimulating activities -
written and practical - that might not be there the next day.  I recall
one day, only about 10 years ago, when I got a Y5/6 class to turn tables
and chairs to face the windows that looked out onto the school field,
covered in frost, with the sun shining through a mist and we used pastels 
to draw the scene.  Everyone enjoyed it, no-one moaned that they couldn't
draw; we all enjoyed learning how not to get messy with pastels and we
produces a lot of creative prose/poetry writing afterwards as well as
maths/science activities.

We have gained a lot from NC, but I can't help feeling that we have lost
far too much!

Nostalgia time over!

Regards

Jean

 To Jean and Tim, also, here,here.
> But Jean, how come I also did my P.G.C.E. in the early 1970's and you're
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