The new Ian Brady? Turkish is very difficult mate. Horrible language. I hate it. Luckily as I now teach English (instead of golf) everyone speaks my lingo.
I've been basically trying to kill myself on a mountain bike. Usual caper. 40 odd year old decides he is still 21, goes off jumps, into rivers, up ridiculous climbs, down ridiculous descents etc. Wakes up to discover his ability to recover from pain, takes an infinitely slower period. Enjoying it though. I can confirm that the river next to the woods at mine is absolutely baltic.
I've been reading a **** load of very wierd books, as well as mastering the rubix cubes (3x3 and 4x4 totally owned on to 5x5 now), done some ****ty 1000 piece jigsaws. Also I've dieted to the point where I'm unhealthily skinny, and I've managed this whilst being a raging alcoholic the whole time. Also I appear to have gained company, told the missus she could move in during lockdown and now she's decided she's staying permanently. Hmmm.
I can honestly say that I have a couple of hours a day less free time than I had pre-covid. Bastards.
To be fair I've been back on the bike since summer last year so not really just a lockdown hobby. Enjoying it. Obviously lockdown gave me the opportunity to develop my skills. I say develop, what I really mean is discover my skills are somewhat limited these days. I can't speak highly enough of the fitness angle though. If anyone has played footy at any level, you normally have some long lasting injury. My knees, ankles are pretty ropey (doctor described my ankle ligaments as being like elastic bands 10 years past their best ). More than anything though I have a permanent hip/groin injury. Only football affects it but had to give up 5 a side. Finding the cycling has no impact stuff at all so its great.
Well i've been in work today (only day this week in fairness) but am doing an online lesson at 7pm today, tomorrow, Friday and Sunday. I sneak it in after putting the kids to bed but before I make/eat tea and before I do an hour or so work later on feedback from schoolwork and setting new tasks. I'll not finish until after 10. Most days I don't do much schoolwork during the day though as 7am-7pm I'm just looking after my own kids so have to fit it all in late-evening :S
I try and get it all done during sleeps or when my wife takes them out. We have year 10 back in (25% of them) and I haven't been in school since 1st June but I'm in all week the w/b 6th July teaching mixed ability groups and having face to face meetings with my year 9 tutor group. I've refused to do zoom lessons as I think that's unfair on my own children in a small house.
Unfortunately my wife doesn't get to see the kids Monday to Friday (she leaves before 7am and gets back after 7pm) and has worked more weekends than not during Covid19 (she has this Saturday off at least though!) so there's not really many breaks in my day. If it wasn't for the 3 year old I'd be able to do more (as the other two are more amenable to distraction). I wouldn't ever hold my own situation up as representative of teachers generally at the moment, I just happen to be married to a doctor, I've got colleagues who get all their work done in the mornings and spend the afternoon sending me pictures of them in their hot tubs... bastards. I'm only teaching the year 10's now, but only 1-2 days a week. It's easier for me to be honest as I get my own kids into school/nursery and have luxuries like being able to actually do a poo where I'm the only person in the room. It's amazing.
And now my wife has come home early specifically to help me put the kids to bed so i can do my lesson. I'm trying to work out whether I should complain about her less or more often
