StarWars: helping me out ;)
“But with the blast shields down how can I see, let alone fight?”
“Use your feelings, Luke.”
I love it how Stewart’s random StarWars quotes can suddenly make me stop worrying about ‘BIG ISSUES’. Recently, I’ve been worried about job prospects… with 30 or so Tech Teachers graduating from Glasgow and 50 (!) gradauating from Strathclyde, I felt myself recently sinking into ‘worrydom’. Hearing phrases such as ‘just your luck’ or positions “drying up”, makes me gulp and then breath out slowly.
Though I realised just there, properly (not half heartedly like before) that I’ve just got to go with my feelings. I know this is probably obvious but I’ve just got to make sure I do a damn good job at being a teacher next year so that when it comes to application forms or interviews I know that I’ve given it my best shot. The good thing is that I really want to do this, I’ve got so many ideas that I want an opportunity to try them.
I am defenitely the sort of person that if I can’t see where I’m going or know that I can’t find an answer I start getting worried. I guess that over the next year I’m going to have to tackle it with the same frame of mind as Luke (cheesy I know) – determination, moving forward and gut feeling.
May 18th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Well, as my mum and probably everyone’s granny is fond of saying – “What’s for you won’t go by you” – corny, but there is a huge element of truth in there. When I graduated jobs were thin on the ground too. To make matters worse(?) for me, I actually had the offer of full time employment in another field entirely. It took great resolve for me to turn that down and take up a supply job at first that led to a full time job – but I haven’t looked back since. imho life is all about gaining valuable experiences that when added together make us who we are.
May 19th, 2007 at 6:59 am
Thanks for the positive (and cheesy) reply
I know I should focus on the year ahead before I start worrying about getting a job! Here’s hoping…