Since the story is beginning to leak out in my school, I may as well go public on this one: “my school” will no longer be this one after the summer. I have accepted a similar teaching position in a new school, new city, new country. (Image courtesy of Creativesam)
I am at the same time excited about the new challenges and worried about the possible difficulties; it is also a time to reflect on what I am leaving behind, especially in terms of the people I have worked most closely with over the last seven years: my students.
However, we still have two months to enjoy - and plenty of exams to pass - so I will not allow myself to go into “melancholic mode” until it is the right time. I hope that this will be an excellent occasion to prove that we live in a connected world, and that physical distance does not have to imply losing touch.
This has already been good proof of connectivity, as one of the first people to find out did so after discovering me on twitter. Perhaps it is a lesson for us teachers that if we ”talk out loud” in a public world, anyone can listen to us.
Oh, and a final note on the title - no, this is not me stuttering… The elder members of my audience may have caught a reference to David Bowie’s song; younger ones might have heard a cover in the movies…
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It is time I showed my face up on the side... but I still won't! I hope you will join me on my multi-lingual, multi-subject discussion about my classes in Madrid. A teacher is a life-long learner.
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April 29th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Hi Sens,,, Mr Ribas!
Ill let you know that I am still surprised by the shocking fact.
I´ve decided to drop-by and tell you here that I have really enjoyed you lessons, special mention to those during this last course, it might be too soon for this, but the sooner we students make up our minds, the better.
Finding it very hard to express myself in English, Ill end with a nice “THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING”, and I mean it.
I hope you are keeping on mind Javier’s idea.
May 4th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Another on of those students who is still in shock (but ill try to make the msot of the classes left) and just to say that it is a real pity that one of the best teachers in school goes away but is happy to see a teacher who deserves it go to a place rightfully deserved. So in conclusion ill also say thanks for being souch a good teacher and friend. And im looking forward to seeing Javiers idea come true before you go.
May 24th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
FELICIDADES!! no solo por el curro nuevo y bien pagado, sino porque (si no me has informado mal) hoy es tu cumpleaños!! si, es cierto, los fabulosos años 80 ya pasaron, pero no te deprimas, recuerda que en unos meses vas a dejar este criadero de pijos y ricos (no se me vayan a ofender, que yo tristemente tambien estoy dentro del saco) para empezar la vida de vecino de heidi y su abuelo!
bueno, creo que es totalmente NECESARIO que renueves tu blog URGENTEMENTE, que siempre que lo abro me encuentro con la misma triste noticia: que es tu cumpleaños, celebralo un poco no? pues nada, como habras visto he pasado de poner esto en ingles, porque al fin y al cabo me vas a entender igual asi que…
ala, a pasarlo bien y gracias por los años de servicio… (que suerte tienes, que cumples el mismo dia que españa va a ganar eurovision…)