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Post by Bonobo on Apr 12, 2017 19:49:09 GMT 1
At last some relief! Today schools broke up for Easter time for a week.
I had feared this period between winter holidays and Easter because it was quite long this year - 2 months of hard work. Sometimes it happens that it is shorter, but this year winter holiday fell at the beginning of February.
But I am in a good shape! How come? I tried to go early to bed which in my case means midnight or even 11 pm, instead of 1 or 2 am.
PS. The schools year may look a bit chaotic here. Christmas break lasts from 10 to 13 days depending on the calendar (weekends!).
2-week winter holiday is moveable, it may begin on 20th January or a month later.
Easter means one week off, it is also moveable.
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Post by jeanne on Apr 12, 2017 20:58:23 GMT 1
At last some relief! Today schools broke up for Easter time for a week I had feared this period between winter holidays and Easter because it was quite long this year - 2 months of hard work. Sometimes it happens that it is shorter, but this year winter holiday fell at the beginning of February. But I am in a good shape! How come? I tried to go early to bed which in my case means midnight or even 11 pm, instead of 1 or 2 am. PS. The schools year may look a bit chaotic here. Christmas break lasts from 10 to 13 days depending on the calendar (weekends!). 2-week winter holiday is moveable, it may begin on 20th January or a month later. Easter means one week off, it is also moveable. Congratulations on making it this far! When you go back after Easter break, you will be in the home stretch!! |
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 13, 2017 15:16:23 GMT 1
Congratulations on making it this far! When you go back after Easter break, you will be in the home stretch!! Home stretch means Polish "now it`s down from the hill" ? |
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Post by jeanne on Apr 13, 2017 15:42:32 GMT 1
Easter means one week off, it is also moveable. Congratulations on making it this far! When you go back after Easter break, you will be in the home stretch!! Not exactly, though I could have said "it's all downhill from here;" the "home stretch" is the last distance left in a race when the finish line is within view/getting close...in your case the end of the school year! I believe the phrase comes from horse racing on a track, when the horses round the last turn and they have a straight stretch of track to run before the finish line. Sometimes that expression about "down from the hill" can be confusing. It can mean that from here on things will be easier...the hard climb to the top of the hill is over and the walk down is easy. OR Sometimes we say "things went downhill from there," meaning that a situation got worse, or something went from okay downhill to something worse. For example: "The sick man had surgery to improve his condition, but after that things went downhill." That wouldn't mean things got easy for him, but that his condition got worse instead of improving! |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 8, 2018 23:25:11 GMT 1
Sometimes that expression about "down from the hill" can be confusing. It can mean that from here on things will be easier...the hard climb to the top of the hill is over and the walk down is easy. OR Sometimes we say "things went downhill from there," meaning that a situation got worse, or something went from okay downhill to something worse. For example: "The sick man had surgery to improve his condition, but after that things went downhill." That wouldn't mean things got easy for him, but that his condition got worse instead of improving! Interesting difference between languages. Probably it implies going down at full speed with faulty brakes. Back to the thread topic: Now I am waiting for Christmas. I just started feeling tired - last Wednesday I cancelled one afternoon lesson because I decided I had enough on the day. It means my endurance is diminishing with age - in the past I managed to get to next term in a relatively good condition.  : |
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Post by jeanne on Dec 9, 2018 0:08:51 GMT 1
Sometimes that expression about "down from the hill" can be confusing. It can mean that from here on things will be easier...the hard climb to the top of the hill is over and the walk down is easy. OR Sometimes we say "things went downhill from there," meaning that a situation got worse, or something went from okay downhill to something worse. For example: "The sick man had surgery to improve his condition, but after that things went downhill." That wouldn't mean things got easy for him, but that his condition got worse instead of improving! Interesting difference between languages. Probably it implies going down at full speed with faulty brakes. Back to the thread topic: Now I am waiting for Christmas. I just started feeling tired - last Wednesday I cancelled one afternoon lesson because I decided I had enough on the day. It means my endurance is diminishing with age - in the past I managed to get to next term in a relatively good condition. : No matter how energetic and motivated a teacher is, the fact remains that teaching is a very stressful job! It takes a toll on one's body (and mind) to be in "on" mode in front of students for hours each day!  |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 9, 2018 22:53:00 GMT 1
No matter how energetic and motivated a teacher is, the fact remains that teaching is a very stressful job! It takes a toll on one's body (and mind) to be in "on" mode in front of students for hours each day! Yes, I can feel this toll at times. Most units I teach are OK with behaviour although brilliant students are a large minority and teaching becomes a little drudgery. But the most stressful are classes with military units, then I feel like a tamer in the circus, always alert and ready to thwart an unexpected attack of a wild animal. They are simply unpredictable.  |
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Post by jeanne on Dec 9, 2018 23:49:00 GMT 1
No matter how energetic and motivated a teacher is, the fact remains that teaching is a very stressful job! It takes a toll on one's body (and mind) to be in "on" mode in front of students for hours each day! Yes, I can feel this toll at times. Most units I teach are OK with behaviour although brilliant students are a large minority and teaching becomes a little drudgery. But the most stressful are classes with military units, then I feel like a tamer in the circus, always alert and ready to thwart an unexpected attack of a wild animal. They are simply unpredictable. Really! I'm surprised...I would think military units would be disciplined!! Isn't discipline a strong part of military life?? |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 13, 2018 21:32:33 GMT 1
Really! I'm surprised...I would think military units would be disciplined!! Isn't discipline a strong part of military life?? Yes, it is but happens when they actually put on real uniforms and are controlled by seargants. When still in school, they are trying to make up for the years ahead when they will have to behave. But, let`s be frank, the best soldiers, police officers and fire fighters are those unruly undisciplined ones. They don`t need anybody to tell them what to do, they are able to take quickly their own decisions in action when time matters a lot. Gentlemen/women certainly don`t suit uniformed forces. |
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Post by jeanne on Dec 16, 2018 0:59:47 GMT 1
Really! I'm surprised...I would think military units would be disciplined!! Isn't discipline a strong part of military life?? Yes, it is but happens when they actually put on real uniforms and are controlled by seargants. When still in school, they are trying to make up for the years ahead when they will have to behave. But, let`s be frank, the best soldiers, police officers and fire fighters are those unruly undisciplined ones. They don`t need anybody to tell them what to do, they are able to take quickly their own decisions in action when time matters a lot. Gentlemen/women certainly don`t suit uniformed forces. Well, I guess you are right about that! I never really thought about it, but it does seem to be true! |
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