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Monday, 14 November 2005
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I heard some good news today. Adam
Hodson, who plays guitar in Satch Boogie, a band in which I play bass,
has been offered a permanent job at Salisbury East High School. He
completed his teaching qualifications last year, but, more importantly
to me, this was after completing Cert III, Cert IV, Diploma, and
Advanced Diploma in Music at Salisbury TAFE where I teach. In fact I
was one of his teachers for several years. He is one of many success
stories from our courses.
But, again, more importantly, he is a personal success story.
While he was studying he applied
to his old high school for a job teaching guitar. He got the job after
being interviewed by the very principal who expelled him!
He was expelled, not for any bad
behaviour other than failing to do any work. He did no work because he
had no aims. The principal who expelled him was a very wise man. He
brought Adam's parents in and said not to worry; by the time Adam
turned 19 he would have some idea of what he wanted to do, and he would
work hard at it, and he would be excellent at it. Which is exactly what
happened.
He always worked incredibly hard
at TAFE. If he messed something up, he did it again, and again if he
had to, until he got it right. He has immense drive to be the best at
what he does, and to do everything right. He is and will be an
excellent teacher.
11:47:55 PM 
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Cory Doctorow:
Simon directs us to this gallery of "really cool images of a Flash Mob
Pillow Fight recently occured right in the middle of ancient Roman
ruins in the center of Milan, Italy."
Does this look like fun or what?
Link
(Thanks, Simon!)
[Boing Boing]
8:17:14 PM
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