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[An_Inspector_Calls]

In that case I must declare an interest - 39 years of teaching, and hopefully a few more.

Really!

[teamsaint]

Actually, I'm beginning to wonder if he's Beef Oven in diguise. His posts are very similar.

well if he starts recommendingLPs by Eno and Tangerine Dream we will have a big hint.

[teamsaint]

Try watching the news coverage of the next union congress and see how long it takes for the first utterance of the word 'strike'.

Here's a little list of the teaching unions:

http://www.kent-teach.com/Content.aspx?ContentID=5

Oh, and here's another one in Scotland (striking - no surprise):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19608128

I'm amazed you describe it as a profession. They've long since given up any attempt to behave as if they were such (except the university teachers).

Remind us what it is that school teachers are doing so badly, and university teachers are doing so well...or professionally. It's not all that obvious, really.

Any other professions falling well short, apart from the police, and school teachers?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Remind us whatitis that school teachers are doing so badly, and university teachers are doing so well...or professionally.It's not all that obvious, really. Any other professions falling well short, apart from the police, and school teachers?

Oh, take no notice. It's all hot air.

[teamsaint]

I know. I am waiting for an apology for his(?)abusive posts, one of which had to be removed.
Well I am not really.
But it helps fill up half time in the footy !

[ahinton]

Cheer up ahinton - maybe a mutant version of the Black Death will wipe out all the burdens leaving only rich people and Sorabji enthusiasts and the pension trustee you know. How good would that be ?

It would be incredibly funny, of course! Well, it wouldn't, but what you write and the way in which you write it is at least funny! But this "burdens" thing still bothers me, as I'd thought (perhaps vainly) that we'd already arrived at the point at which they'd be regarded as the mere pedal points that they are, no more, no less...

On another topic altogether (for which digression I apologise profusely), is anyone here enjoying the wonderful Rachmaninov and Medtner series as COTW this week? Mon Dieu - WHAT a pair they were, together and (more importantly) separately!

[teamsaint]

It would be incredibly funny, of course! Well, it wouldn't, but what you write and the way in which you write it is at least funny! But this "burdens" thing still bothers me, as I'd thought (perhaps vainly) that we'd already arrived at the point at which they'd be regarded as the mere pedal points that they are, no more, no less...

On another topic altogether (for which digression I apologise profusely), is anyone here enjoying the wonderful Rachmaninov and Medtner series as COTW this week? Mon Dieu - WHAT a pair they were, together and (more importantly) separately!

well I am enjoying COTW...feel free to add your professional expertise to my amateur thread over the road, AH ....all welcome !!

[Nick Armstrong]

is anyone here enjoying the wonderful Rachmaninov and Medtner series as COTW this week? Mon Dieu - WHAT a pair they were, together and (more importantly) separately!

YES! (I'd no idea about Medtner's brother having been such a pain, as we learnt today )

[teamsaint]

YES! (I'd no idea about Medtner's brother having been such a pain, as we learnt today )

Hey, What about discussing this on my thread?!?! Its dying on its **** over there with everybody discussing it on here.
Its going to make me sad...and you don't want me driving to Devon all sad tomorrow with just a big box of Frank Bridge to console me, do you?

[Nick Armstrong]

Hey, What about discussing this on my thread?!?! Its dying on its **** over there with everybody discussing it on here.
Its going to make me sad...and you don't want me driving to Devon all sad tomorrow with just a big box of Frank Bridge to console me, do you?

All together now: OF COURSE NOT!!!

Hardly 'everybody'... I blame ah who tossed me the bait which I gobbled up...

Exit to "over there'...

[teamsaint]

All together now: OF COURSE NOT!!!

Hardly 'everybody'... I blame ah who tossed me the bait which I gobbled up...

Exit to "over there'...

Nice to see there are some people left with good manners !

(blaming AH is fair enough though ).
No offence, AH, obviously !

[Flosshilde]

just a big box of Frank Bridge to console me,

Do you prefer the soft centres or the hard centres?

[heliocentric]

Do you prefer the soft centres or the hard centres?

They're all soft aren't they?

[ahinton]

well I am enjoying COTW...feel free to add your professional expertise to my amateur thread over the road, AH ....all welcome !!

Thank for the invitation, but I am about to leave and won't be back beore the weekend and I'll not have access while away - but yes, let's have some other contributions to this!

[ahinton]

Nice to see there are some people left with good manners !

(blaming AH is fair enough though ).

All together now: OF COURSE NOT!!!

No offence, AH, obviously !

All together now: OF COURSE NOT!!!