grodscorp@grods.comHappy freakin’ Easter
 | Posted by The Editor on Thursday 20 March 2008, 1:34 pm Categories: Education Tags: Easter, holidays, teaching |
Tomorrow for the second time in my life I’ll be celebrating Easter. However, not for religious reasons like everyone else, but because Easter signals the start of school holidays. I challenge teacher-bashers who constantly shout “BUT WHAT ABOUT THE GREAT HOLIDAYS?” to spend a term in a classroom trying to make 28 screaming kids learn against their wills, trying to placate 28 sets of parents who think their child is the centre of the universe, trying to deal with divisive and soul-destroying workplace politics, and trying to find time to actually teach because you’re so utterly overloaded with administration and non-teaching tasks.
I’m going to go and put my head under a pillow for four days.
GrodsThink Ep.31 (16/9/08)
Thursday 20 March 2008, 2:19 pm #Zombie Mao
This may give you a clue on my current productivity in the ofice.
I think this should offend many.
“The passion of the Spagebob”
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Thursday 20 March 2008, 2:22 pm #Ant Rogenous
Oh my. That’s gold on several levels, Mao.
Thursday 20 March 2008, 2:32 pm #Bron
My second Easter not “celebrating” Easter. Woohoo.
Love your Spagebob, ZM.
Thursday 20 March 2008, 2:39 pm #EC
LOL Zombie.
Thursday 20 March 2008, 2:40 pm #Ant Rogenous
I just want to know whether SpadgeBob is going to rise again in three days.
Thursday 20 March 2008, 3:08 pm #Zombie Mao
ok, I REALLY need to do something useful now.
“the last taping of Grodthink”
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Thursday 20 March 2008, 3:20 pm #Ant Rogenous
I knew it! Jeremy Sear = Judas!
Thursday 20 March 2008, 3:52 pm #Damian
Good reason to celebrate, I reckon.
I remember a bloke at my footy club in western Sydney saying once, “I knew there was sumfin’ good about Easter. Three days of footy on telly.” And now it’s three and a half! Totally grousome.
Thursday 20 March 2008, 6:26 pm #Bridgit Gread
Have a good holiday, Ed, you deserve it - indoctrination is bloody tough work.
Thursday 20 March 2008, 7:59 pm #Jim
To all you poor overworked teachers who have suffered another endurance, get over it, or get out of the bleed’n kitchen.
Thursday 20 March 2008, 8:07 pm #Damian
Ouch.
Jimmy, leave us your address and we’ll send some union thugs around.
Thursday 20 March 2008, 9:59 pm #Wah
Ed, honestly stop your fucking whingeing. No one asked you to be a teacher. I know sometimes that you don’t get home until 3.45pm but that’s why you all those great holidays.
Enjoy your time off sir!
Friday 21 March 2008, 1:08 am #Julie
I only get a few days off at Easter. Totally agree with your posting. Politics, children, and stress…
Friday 21 March 2008, 10:06 am #The Editor
Zombie, those pics are freakin’ awesome. Well done!