Another Open Day
Last Sunday we had fireworks in the back garden for bonfire night. From past experience it's best to just buy rockets and sparklers. I usually set up some bricks to protect the lawn and make sure the rockets go up. Friends came over and brought fireworks that fire in sequence. They are like the business part of a rocket bundled in boxes. Lighting the fuse sets off 5 to 10 rockets with a brief pause between them.The rest of the week has been hectic with various college Open days for Daisy. On Tuesday it was the school she currently attend. The bullying has tainted the school and Daisy hasn't got a positive view of "staying on". For me it offers a simple solution in terms of understanding the qualifications, A levels, and how she can progress. When I did my A levels two years work was all on the final exam. Now all the courses have been split into units and there an opportunity to retake several times before the end of the course.
On Wednesday, it was a college in the South of the City. I was not impressed by the fact that most of the staff had left before we got there around 7 pm even though it was till 8pm. Daisy did get to talk to someone but they weren't sure which course would run. Two ICT courses, one worth two A levels, not enough for unimpressed, the other worth four A levels, more than enough! I sat in the canteen whilst Daisy and a friend looked round. There was a notice about racist and sexist graffiti. As we left there was notice offering a reward for reporting anyone damaging the buildings....Not a nice place no wonder the teachers left as soon as they could!
Saturday another college. This was more impressive but the range of subjects on offer much more limited.
Events
The wife called her brother early in the week to find out if they'd sent a card for Rory's birthday. Thay hadn't but it's one of those pretending to be finding out in case it got lost. The sister-in law answered and was ill recovering from flu so the wife left it.
Later in the week the sister-in-law called realising they'd forgotten! "I wish you'd told me when you rang" she said.
posted by 21stCenturySocks @ 2:26 PM
0 comments
