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singing in the rain - Große Ereignisse werfen ihr Schatten ... hinter sich.
nairie
nairie
nairie
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 11:55 am
Große Ereignisse werfen ihr Schatten ... hinter sich.

Hi folks,
yes, I'm alive (I wonder how many entries of mine begin with that phrase, must be a lot).

As some of you might know there was a lot going on in my life in the past few weeks. I started my Referendariat and most of it is exciting and cool.

Last wednesday our seminar met for the first time and let me tell: it couldn't have been a better combination of people. We're nine Referendare (I already knew three of them from university) and we get along sooo good. All of them are open minded and real fun. No drama at all. And I somehow wait for the bomb to be dropped, because seriously: Can so much harmony be really true?

The school I'll be working at is not overwhelming. It seems like they're pretty old school. You know the type were the teacher is god in comparison to students and the classes center around the teacher and not around the student. They don't do pedagogic experiments or try new didactic methods. They just don't.
Aside form that they seem pretty unorganized and not so fond of Referendare at all, and it seems like I have to beg my way through hospitations and observed teaching. I ask the organizer about classes on my own (we are supposed to have at least 2), but he answered that this would be an organisational problem, because he already did the class schedules and it is not possible to change them.
Thank you very much, you only knew for about three weeks that I was coming to your school. HMPF!

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Beside my professional life there was a personal one, too. And maybe I'll tell you about that later, but now I'm off buying birthday gifts ... again. And I'm really not sure if people maybe reschedule their birthdays into january/february this year, just to keep me busy. It feels like the 57.th birthday gift I have to pick this year.

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elebridith
elebridith
elebridith
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 12:01 pm (UTC)

She's alive! Wohoo! *g*
O ha, Referendare. Die waren entweder superklasse oder absolute Nieten... dazwischen gab's nie was. *lach* Aber du bist bestimmt erste Kategorie. *nickt*
Die Schule, die du da erwähnst, die klingt aber nicht gerade nach einem Superplatz für Referendare *stirnrunzel* Viel Glück!!!


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nairie
nairie
nairie
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 10:30 pm (UTC)

*g* ;)

Naja, am Anfang ist man meist die totale Niete - das braucht halt Übung. Aber ja, ich hoffe, ich werde gut. Die Kiddies verdienen das (vor allem nach den ganzen shitty Lehrern, die sie bisher vermutlich hatten).
Nein, die Schule ist irgendwie nicht so super. Ich hab auch gehört, dass die sich jahrelang vor Praktikanten und Referendaren gedrückt haben, und jetzt nur welche nehmen, weil sie vom Senat gezwungen werden. Sind tolle Voraussetzungen, gelle?


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elebridith
elebridith
elebridith
Thu, Feb. 12th, 2009 08:15 am (UTC)

Sind ja suuuper Voraussetzungen *schnaub*

Und keine Sorge. So nietig wie unsere eine English-Referendarin kann keiner werden. Die war schon ewig dabei, also nicht grad erst angefangen oder so, und die setzt sich vor die Klasse und ich zitiere: "And now we read chapter Nummer zwei." Das war ein ganz armes Huhn.

Natürlich wirst du gut!! *cheerleader*


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nairie
nairie
nairie
Thu, Feb. 12th, 2009 11:58 pm (UTC)

Dank Dir, Sweety!

Und ja, das klingt schon unglaublich peinlich.

ABER: Mein erster ziemlich desillusionierender Eindruck von der Schule hat sich bissel gelegt. Habe nämlich heute die anleitenden Lehrerinnen kennen gelernt und die scheinen echt richtig nett und ziemlich gut zu sein. Machen zwar auch recht konservativ aufgebauten Unterricht, lassen einen aber anscheinend machen "was man will". Ja, schaun mer mal.

Hast den Chris-Interview in dieser Zeitschrift gesehen? Sehr niedlich aber HMPF, kein Wort über denjenigen, der ihm des Kochen überhaupt erst beigebracht hat. Meeeh.


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elebridith
elebridith
elebridith
Fri, Feb. 13th, 2009 08:51 am (UTC)

Na das hört sich doch schon besser an!

Jau, hab ich grade... aber den Part über Steve haben sie bestimmt gekürzt. *nickt* Da war letztens ein Eintrag in c_kanedaily von der Lady, die den MySpace-Telefonanruf gewonnen hat, und Chris hat während des Telefonats bestimmt drei Mal über Steve geredet, inklusive einer Pokerpartie zu zweit in Nashville, wo sie eine Flasche Glenfiddich allegemacht haben. Zu zweit. *hicks**kicher*
Da hätt ich gern Mäuschen gespielt...


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frequentlynot
frequentlynot
not who you want
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 12:42 pm (UTC)

yay, go you! i'm glad it worked out for you, after all the stress. *squishes* how long will you be working at that school?

i'm still immersed in exams, sadly... but classes will be over after this thursday. so maybe - even if i probably won't have time to cook or bake for you - would you at least like to meet up for coffee somewhere or go to the cinema or whatever? if you have time, that is. i just realized that it's been months since i moved here and we haven't met up once. :( i'm so sorry about that.


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nairie
nairie
nairie
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 10:32 pm (UTC)

I'll be there for two years and hopefully will be able to change schools afterwards. Shouldn't be a problem, though, because almost every OSZ in Berlin looks for teachers.

And YEAH, coffee sounds good. Oh and do you wanna join us - we wanna go and see Twighlight (because it promises to be the crackiest movie ever).


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frequentlynot
frequentlynot
not who you want
Thu, Feb. 12th, 2009 11:39 am (UTC)

*lol* actually i was talking to a friend about how hilarious that movie must be just a while ago, but she lives in cologne so we couldn't just go together. so yes, i would! when are you gonna see it? (and where *g*)


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nairie
nairie
nairie
Fri, Feb. 13th, 2009 12:00 am (UTC)

Wir wollen ins Premieren-Kino am Potsdamer Platz und uns das Ding im Original ansehen. Höchstwahrscheinlich am Montag Abend. Steht aber noch nicht wirklich fest. Ich sag dir aber noch Bescheid, ok?


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frequentlynot
frequentlynot
not who you want
Fri, Feb. 13th, 2009 05:03 pm (UTC)

hmm, also ich hab grade beschlossen dass ich ab morgen spontan ein paar tage nach hause fahre, weil ich schon seit weihnachten nicht mehr war und erst am mittwoch zur nächsten klausur wieder da sein muss... aber wenn ihr geht, wünsch ich euch viel spaß! *g* dann gehen wir einfach so kaffeetrinken, wenn ich wieder da bin. (vielleicht am donnerstag irgendwann? ansonsten hätte ich die woche drauf ab mittwoch immer so nachmittags und abends zeit.) und falls ihr doch nicht geht, kannst du mir ja nochmal bescheid sagen. :)


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cassiopaya81
cassiopaya81
Cassi
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 02:16 pm (UTC)

I hope you'll work this out at school!!!


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nairie
nairie
nairie
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 10:33 pm (UTC)

Yeah, will be ok, I guess. At least there someone responsible for me to whom I can complain. And I so will do that if they don't let me teach before the first teaching-test.
Hope you're ok, sweety?


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zartherbes
zartherbes
The Devil`s Concubine
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 02:51 pm (UTC)

Aww you deserve it dear. Sounds really good, harmony in job-life is simply priceless.

"you only knew for about three weeks that I was coming to your school. HMPF!"
lol, seems common, the non-existence of organization?! I had a chat with a good friend who just started 4 weeks of practical training at a school and she told me almost the same. Weird.


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nairie
nairie
nairie
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 10:36 pm (UTC)

Yeah, that is exactly my opinion as well.

And yeah, schools are generally not happy if the have to teach us. Although in my opinion they should see that as a chance ...


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freaky_nerd
freaky_nerd
freaky_nerd
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 02:57 pm (UTC)

Well, that sounds pretty good. I hope for you that it'll stay that way.


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nairie
nairie
nairie
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 10:37 pm (UTC)

Yeah, I hope that, too. :) But it looks very promising.


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luthien82
luthien82
Timo & Phil's unofficial wedding planner
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 03:18 pm (UTC)

Okay... after these statements we totally need to talk on the phone hon. When are you free?


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nairie
nairie
nairie
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 10:39 pm (UTC)

Oh, THAT is a very good question. Uhm ... untill next wednesday my evenings are pretty full. Can I call you spontanously? And yeah, we so HAVE to talk, hon, miss you.


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luthien82
luthien82
Timo & Phil's unofficial wedding planner
Thu, Feb. 12th, 2009 07:15 am (UTC)

Heh... I know what you mean. Yeah sure, you can call spontaneously! Chances I'll be home are pretty high ;)

I miss you too *hugs*


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nairie
nairie
nairie
Fri, Feb. 13th, 2009 12:01 am (UTC)

Ok, will try. :)


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malicat
malicat
Mrs. Petrelli
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 03:42 pm (UTC)

Du wirst es denen in der Schule schon zeigen *g*
Viel Erfolg dabei!


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nairie
nairie
nairie
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 10:41 pm (UTC)

Joah, muss ja gehen, gelle? DANK DIR! *hugs*


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slippery_fish
slippery_fish
Josi
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 04:13 pm (UTC)

Ich hoffe, das Referendariat wird gut für dich verlaufen. Was für Klassen hast du denn?


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nairie
nairie
nairie
Wed, Feb. 11th, 2009 10:42 pm (UTC)

Joah, das hoffe ich auch. Und ich habe (hoffentlich) vor allem Berufsschüler. Bin ja Wirtschaftspädagogin, also muss ich alles unterrichten, was mit Wirtschaft, Recht und Rechnungswesen zusammenhängt.


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just_sarah_1979
just_sarah_1979
just_sarah_1979
Thu, Feb. 12th, 2009 07:10 am (UTC)

Oh, I'm glad to hear you are such a nice group of referendare ... that's the way you can bare with that old fashioned school without problems. I'll keep my fingers crossed it will stay that way.


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nairie
nairie
nairie
Fri, Feb. 13th, 2009 12:02 am (UTC)

Thank you, Sweety. And yeah, seems like the teaching-teachers I got are pretty nice and openminded ... so yeah, I guess it'll work out in the end.


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