7 Things Meme
I was tagged by LDumicich about 2 weeks ago. I was really excited to finally be tagged, but now that I’m here, it’s much harder than I thought. What do I tell people about me, that won’t make them think I’m odd (I’m not).
Participants in the online community affectionately known as the “Eduverse” have begun “tagging” fellow members to invite them to post a list of “7 Little-Known Facts” about themselves to their blog. On sites such as Twitter and Plurk, members of the Eduverse PLN (professional learning network or personal learning network) are reaching out to each other to go deeper than the ordinary, professional issues to reveal more personal information. link
1. All my schooling was done at government schools. At Uni we were told we wouldn’t get jobs when we finished because there was an oversupply of teachers. I applied anywhere that was advertised and ended up with my first teaching job being at an exclusive private school in Geelong. I had no idea what a private school was like and it was a huge culture shock. It seems so unfair, but I know where I’d rather send my children.
2. I have a rather addictive (obsessive) personality and have to work hard each day to control them. I try not to start new hobbies as I do go a bit far at times (eg running or alternate music recordings). At times I even make myself put all the coffee mugs randomly in the cupboard.
3. At the end of Grade 2 I was put into Grade 4, due to the change in the schooling system when moving from Victoria to SA. I have never forgiven them for this – it took 9 years to catch up with my older peers.
4. I am passionate about music and although I have a diverse collection (classical, pop, hard rock, folk) I mainly listen to either Neil Young or The Beatles. Recently I fullfilled a lifetime aim of getting to see Neil Young live. At 63, he was absolutely amazing.
5. I love teaching (but like holidays better) but only chose it as a career because I copied my best friend’s idea when filling in the Tertiary admissions Form – I couldn’t think of anything else. My second choice was journalsim and I would have really sucked at that. I wish there were courses in technology in 1979.
6. I love stop motion animation (clay animation) and look forward to the day when I have enough space to get obsessive about it (see 2.). One of the children will need to leave home for this to happen.
7. I am not shy, quiet or reserved (I am quite adventurous), I just reserve the right not to talk about every single thought that comes into my head. 
I tag Penny Ryder, Keri-Lee Beasley, Pam Thompson, Mrs Kemp, Mr Robbo, Tony Richards.
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