a pretty good day

first, my favourite student told me about how he loved my lessons, how much he'd learned, and had enjoyed himself in the last three months (it was the last time i saw him, this morning). it's very sad to see him leave, cos he's one of those people who's just genuinely really nice and lovable (and gorgeous, but let's not even think about that). and, let's face it, how many 27-year-olds do you know who regret not having children yet??? keeping in touch.

anyway, then i got the feedback from the class observation that took place last week. the strictest member of staff had come in to check i was teaching well, and it was quite scary, cos she's really strict and the last time she'd observed me...well, it didn't go down too well. she had said she'd loved the class, just afterwards, but i wasn't prepared for what she said. she'd basically considered most fields to check to be 'excellent', which had even shocked my very lenient supervisor. i was shocked too. i kept waiting for the big 'but', but nothing came. from one end to the other, she kept praising me and telling me how she'd love to come to my class on a regular basis and mentioned everything i did, which to me is totally normal, cos i do it everyday, as something amazing (which seriously makes me question my colleagues' teaching methods). anyway, it was really nice to get such positive feedback, considering all the work that goes into my classes (which everyone keeps pointing out is too much).

and then, having 3 hrs to spare before the following lesson, i finally got some shopping done. i hate shopping. luckily, i found a few things i liked, and i felt really good. now i will hopefully not need to walk into another shop for another year or so...