Look at this silly guy. Taken by one of my best students its of me trying to look wryly amused and teacherly. The truth is I was considering how many more years I can reasonably take. Look into my eyes....can you tell?

Today I enjoyed a real bellow at a form two class that was being noisy outside my classroom. I enjoy the occasions where I get the chance to fill my lungs and stun a group of teens into silence.

"How dare you disturb my listening exercise!?...Walk silently up the stairs NOW!"


Luckily my voice didn't crack. When that happens, when I slip accidentally into a girlie falcetto mid way through a powerplay, there is no coming back. All authority is gone and you have to recover by laughing with the kids.. . . . .But there's a little dictator in everyone and being a secondary school teacher gives my Hitler complex plenty of exercise. Today it worked nicely.

My blood pressure: 88/129
resting pulse: 49 bpm.

better watch that temper Mr Thomas.