An interesting day today. Yet another offer of work came in, this time from a school. We don't really know what has happened but all of a sudden it would seem to be taking off. Youngest told me that I am "going places" today, it made me smile. We suspect that the new website and marketing Is having an effect but that the real clincher has been the publishing of the plays and the Equity card. It really does seem to tell people something. The summer workshop that we were asked about also seems to be happening which is very exciting and I need to get writing I think. We have also looked at the possibility of another opportunity work wise which would mean my days were taken up with working for someone else but In the same industry. I am not sure how on earth it can happen but it's worth looking at . I have been reading a book called "Salmon fishing in the Yemen" by Paul Torday. I know I am a little late reading this one , but it really Is very good and rather funny. I have also been listening to the new REM album and really ought to write a little about that as well. I watched two programmes about education tonight that made me cross in different ways. The first was Panorama which was singing the praises of using military staff in schools to instil discipline. What utter utter nonsense. I cannot for the life of me imagine why anyone with a semblance of a brain might think that this is a good idea. Only the Daily Mail generation I suppose. These are the people who seem to think that discipline issues are something new. The second programme was the Jamie Oliver programme that has taken a bunch of "celebrities" and got them to teach in their field of expertise with a bunch of kids who have had behavioural issues. The assumption of the programme that knowledge In a specific field is all you need Is flawed in the extreme. I shall continue to watch it with huge suspicion. Eldest has her competition tomorrow in Southampton. I will be thinking of her all day.
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