The Exasperated Teacher Blog UK

The honest and real life ramblings of an exasperated teacher trying to love this job again.

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  • The Happy Teacher Challenge

    The Happy Teacher Challenge

    Whilst mooching on Pinterest© over the Christmas holidays, I came across this pin which highlighted a challenge to make your inner teacher happy.  At first, I asked myself a few questions: 1. Is there such thing as a happy teacher? (Jokes, I’m sure I have been happy a few times in my career as a…

    The Exasperated Teacher

    January 4, 2017
    education
    challenge, happy, teacher
  • New Year’s Resolutions 2017

    New Year’s Resolutions 2017

    The list is final. 5 resolutions. How long until they are forgotten? 😂 There is the usual resolutions…exercise more, eat healthier, eat less chocolate, spend less but go on holiday. They never really work out. So I’ve thought carefully about my resolutions and how I can keep them better in 2017.  1. Be more positive.…

    The Exasperated Teacher

    January 3, 2017
    education
    fresh start, new year, resolutions, teacher’s
  • A proper Summer Holiday 2017

    A proper Summer Holiday 2017

    Of all of the New Years Resolutions I am likely to make in the next few days, one I really hope I manage to keep, is to go on a proper Summer Holiday. Abroad. The last time I went abroad for a holiday was in 2013. 4 years ago. It was amazing to just completely…

    The Exasperated Teacher

    December 30, 2016
    education
    holiday, new, resolution, summer, year
  • “You get so many holidays…”

    “You get so many holidays…”

    Yes. Yes we do get lots of holidays but did you know what most teachers do during those holidays?  We re-build our chaotic lives!  Yesterday I spent the entire day cleaning my kitchen, living room and doing many loads of washing.  Guess what I am doing today…? I’m cleaning my bedroom and spare room and…

    The Exasperated Teacher

    December 29, 2016
    education
    cleaning, holiday, house, housework, the
  • Christmas cracker crown competition

    Christmas cracker crown competition

    The past couple of years, my sister and I have had a Christmas competition to see who can keep their Christmas cracker crown on for the longest time.  We are stubbornly determined to outdo each other.  Last year, my crown fell off when I leant forward to get some chocolates from a box on the…

    The Exasperated Teacher

    December 26, 2016
    education
    christmas, competition, cracker, crown, fun
  • My favourite 5.

    My favourite 5.

    As teachers, we’re not supposed to have favourites, but I do. In fact, I have 5. Which either says a lot about my star sign or the fact that my class are so amazing, I couldn’t possibly choose just one.  For the first time ever, I’m going to initial all five children’s first names, in…

    The Exasperated Teacher

    December 26, 2016
    education
    favourite, five, teacher’s
  • ‘Twas the night before Christmas…

    ‘Twas the night before Christmas…

    ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the land, not a teacher was stirring, on their journey to dreamland. The stockings were hung with precision and care…in the hopes that some more booze would be waiting in there. The teachers were nestled, all snug in their beds, tomorrow they’d surely be nursing sore heads!…

    The Exasperated Teacher

    December 24, 2016
    education
    before, christmas, night, the, twas
  • Rocky the Elf’s payback!

    Rocky the Elf’s payback!

    ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the land, not a teacher was stirring, on their journey to dreamland. The stockings were hung with precision and care…in the hopes that some more booze would be waiting in there. The teachers were nestled, all snug in their beds, tomorrow they’d surely be nursing sore heads!…

    The Exasperated Teacher

    December 23, 2016
    education
    blackmail, christmas, elf on the shelf, payback, poem
  • The desk II

    The desk II

    Well, it has been a whole term. My desk-keeping ways haven’t changed.  I realised, as I was packing my laptop away last night, that my desk was literally covered in dust and the pile of papers was sliding across onto the laptop… I spent 30 minutes sifting through the papers. Keep, file, bin, shred… Packed…

    The Exasperated Teacher

    December 22, 2016
    education
    cleaning, clutter, new year, part two, resolutions, teacher’s desk
  • If I were a snowman at night…

    If I were a snowman at night…

    In the weeks leading up to Christmas, I’ve had to keep my class busy. We’re not ones for sitting down and watching DVDs so it’s been this activity and that activity non-stop.  We’ve made Christmas cards, calendars, pasta wreaths, cornflakes wreaths, salt dough tree decorations, gingerbread men, coloured in, watched a few DVDs and written…

    The Exasperated Teacher

    December 21, 2016
    education
    christmas activities, fun, trying to stay awake
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