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| 2nd August 2009 Elizabeth | baffling - From: Welcome to British Banking! my debit cards won't work in the states - and lloyds claim that i don't even have a block on my card. My husband just got here and his card won't work either. we can't get any cash out. luckily my master card works and i have family in the states who can give us money - i have no idea what i would do otherwise. lloyds claims that the ATMs, and the card machines in the stores i have gone to are broken. YEP that's right, according to lloyds - every atm in the entire USA is broken. Nice one! |
| 19th July 2009 Question | - From: Year 8 History Class Were they still acting like this by the end of the school year? Is what I mean. |
| 15th July 2009 apelton4 | ?? - From: Year 8 History Class What do you mean? |
| 14th July 2009 Angela | teaching business classes - From: Unqualified in Business Studies I found your blog today and I've been over to the U.K. a couple of times and would like to do something like you've done and live there for awhile and teach. How did you find a job? How did you get into this? Their system is sooo different from ours. I have friends there and we get in big arguments about how it's harder here than there. I'd love to stay in touch with you. I'm in California and have lived in Georgia. I teach middle school language arts and history and have a business degree and credential. Maybe I can give you some suggestions.. |
| 13th July 2009 Question | - From: Year 8 History Class How did this go by the end of the term? |
| 10th July 2009 APL | - From: Red Nose Day 2009 That is awesome, glad you are enjoying something! |
| 9th July 2009 John | - From: Inauguration Day 2009 JP2 Rocks, Obama no. Mandella looks like Freeman. |
| 25th June 2009 Victoria Westcott | Great post! - From: A New Friend I love it & you so know that I want to know WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?!! Does a romance develop? Have you figured out a way to stay in London? Maybe you and Mehdi can get married and then you can stay?! :-) So good to have a new friend anyway. Keep on writing, I love it. Victoria |
| 12th May 2009 Jodi | How do you live in London? - From: New Year's Party in London How are all of you able to live in London???? I recently received my Masters from Harvard, have been asking around regarding potentially obtaining a job there, and have basically been told that it's nearly impossible unless I take another degree. Can anyone provide some input? Thanks so much! jodiredmond@post.harvard.edu |
| 15th February 2009 apelton4 | Mixed Messages - From: Donate: American Teacher Needs British Visa "Proof of 800 pounds?" But I don't even have to pay anything? Seriously, I read that it costs 800 and that I need to have 2,800 in my bank account for at least 3 months. However, elsewhere I read that it was only 800 pounds. That's why I was also going to hire an immigration lawyer. Their website is so confusing and says different things in different sections of the site. |
| 14th February 2009 Ann | Don't you only need 800 pounds? - From: Donate: American Teacher Needs British Visa Check out this website. I was looking into the requirements again for myself, and it says that if you are applying from within the UK you only have to have proof of 800 pounds. I found elsewhere that the cost of the visa is 600 pounds. But, it doesn't say that you need 2,800 pounds...that's only if you're applying from outside the UK, like me. http://www.workpermit.com/uk/uk-immigration-tier-system/tier-1/general-highly-skilled-migrants.htm look at the maintenence section. |
| 11th February 2009 Langley | Whoah - From: Donate: American Teacher Needs British Visa You said .. effe this shiz! |
| 11th February 2009 Ann | practise tests? - From: Back to Hell (Oops, I Mean School) Sorry to leave so many comments...doesn't your department have practice tests? I tested my students about once a week when we were revising with old tests. This helped me understand what was going on there a lot. |
| 11th February 2009 Ann | GCSE - From: Back to Hell (Oops, I Mean School) I thought GCSEs were stupid as well. No grade motivation at all, of course, and bunch of teaching to a test (for English GCSEs...basically 3 months of prep, and I even volunteered to teach a day of revision during a break...not because I loved the kids of course, but for the extra money). In English, they just were marked and went into a folder which collected work over the years. That was submitted for a percentage of their GCSE grade. However, I for the life of me, could not get my students to turn in my work. I've told you before that my department was very organized, the staff were friendly, and my Head of department was on top of things...she began chasing kids for work and reminding me to get them to turn it in. Like I hadn't tried! They would just listen to their MP3s and ignore me, save the good ones. |
| 11th February 2009 Ann | Tier 1 Visa - From: Donate: American Teacher Needs British Visa Hi! We've emailed before...doing the same thing here in the States...freedom to supply teach (what a nightmare!) or apply for any school or any job...it sounds great! The nightmare of applying from the States though is doing it all in dollars. I thought an agency would support/give advice through the visa process? Most agencies I talked to said once I had my magic $4,500 (the 2800 pounds) dollars as proof of funds plus the 600 pound payment fee that they would give me advice on the matter and help me through the process. They did say it would take a few months. My only benefit in this process is that I have more time before turning 28...but I thought it was 28 and under...doesn't the next scale start at 29? Or did I get it wrong? |
| 21st January 2009 apelton4 | Apologies - From: Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square Thanks for setting me straight. Clearly, I had no idea about the significance of the situtation. Like I said, I was expecting something totally different, and what I got surprised me, that's all. I meant no offense, and I'm glad to know what the event was all about! :) |
| 19th January 2009 patrioticpilot | - From: Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square The speech by the Mayor of Oslo was not a "random event" as you call it. The tree is a gift from the people of my country to the people of the UK as a mark of respect and thanks for the support of the British in the darkest days of our country in 1939. the gift has been gratefully and graciously received for many years now. the time to try to understand the background and what was going on would have helped you understand this and why the tree is lit only in white (a Norwegian tradition which you will see the British reflect in their decoration of the rest of the square.) As an expatriate I attend the ceremony every year and most British people know the story and show great warmth to Norway. In Norway it is considered most rude and impolite to be so offensive about a gift, especially one that is given and received in such a meaningfuly a spirit. |
| 16th January 2009 Langley | Yup - From: Guy at the Gym Wait, did that comment I posted post here too? I don't know how this thing works. I'm jealous you have a gym membership! I'm so impatient. |
| 16th January 2009 Langley | Ha. - From: Guy at the Gym I wouldn't have said anything either. But that totally happened to me once at the gym where I chatted with someone and then I fumbled the ball. Good times!! |
| 15th January 2009 Victoria Westcott | Teachers TV - From: Science Experiment Gone Wrong Hi - have you watched any of the videos on www.teachers.tv? There are loads on there to help in these situations - they are online and you can watch for about 15 minutes and learn more about what other teachers are going through, and what solutions are presented to them. I saw a video with almost your exact same story going on just the other day - it was great! Hope it helps. |
| 14th January 2009 apelton4 | Thanks! - From: Fight in My Classroom Thanks for the encouragement. I'll have to rent that DVD sometime. Maybe it'll help me laugh at my situation. :) |
| 13th January 2009 Kathy | Hang in there - From: Fight in My Classroom Wow! That is hideous. Teaching is really hard. They sound like a bunch of Vicky Pollards from Little Britain. If you don't know who that is, rent the Little Britain DVD, 1st season. You will recognize her, and it'll give you a good laugh. |
| 5th November 2008 Chris | Nice - From: First Wave of Homesickness That was great. |
| 1st November 2008 apelton4 | thanks! - From: Cambridge I appreciate the correction! :) |
| 25th October 2008 IJ | Nice blog - From: Cambridge It's actually 31 separate colleges (not 3) BTW |
| 19th October 2008 Chris Gray | Hello - From: Eating Out European-Style Hey, I am enjoying your blog. |
| 14th October 2008 Langley | Awesome - From: We Will Rock You I want to go. |
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