Behind the Blazers A4
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Um… I haven’t always been a teacher.<br />
I got to an age where I thought, “Am I<br />
gonna do [<strong>the</strong> job I was doing] for <strong>the</strong><br />
rest of my life?” and that was quite a<br />
depressing thought. So I changed<br />
career and decided to go back to<br />
University and train to be a teacher – I<br />
thought I’d be alright at it, and I’d done<br />
a bit of teaching before on a smaller<br />
scale, but it was a big decision for me<br />
to do it. Because I love reading and<br />
books, and I foolishly thought I could<br />
convey some of that enthusiasm.<br />
Do you enjoy your job?<br />
I do, I love my job, and I love working<br />
at this school. My friend was up from<br />
London last week and she said I was<br />
<strong>the</strong> only teacher that she knows that<br />
isn’t miserable. She said “you must<br />
work in a really nice school,” and I said,<br />
“yeah, I work in an awesome school.”<br />
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT<br />
GETTING MIXED UP WITH MR<br />
HOWELL?<br />
You know Bert and Ernie from<br />
Sesame Street? Me and Mr.<br />
Howell have a relationship a<br />
bit like that. We live in a little<br />
terraced house toge<strong>the</strong>r; we talk<br />
about who has <strong>the</strong> better Ford<br />
Fiesta, stuff like that. I’m quite<br />
proud of that Bert and Ernie<br />
comparison. I guess we look a<br />
bit too alike.<br />
STRETFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE 5
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