tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post1756913546015771931..comments2024-03-13T04:34:44.504-07:00Comments on Being Me: Reasons why I will never, ever, ever agree to be an external examiner againFran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-71527439245824168472009-12-07T19:46:13.970-08:002009-12-07T19:46:13.970-08:00Am I wrong or is this dismal Dostoevskian tale abo...Am I wrong or is this dismal Dostoevskian tale about a package of potato chips? Is that what a crisp packet is or am I missng a more esoteric interpretation of this anglicism?COUNT SNEAKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367090847525917503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-791642347860100652009-12-05T05:19:59.997-08:002009-12-05T05:19:59.997-08:00Yes, SavvyD. Chocolate is the enemy of all progre...Yes, SavvyD. Chocolate is the enemy of all progress ... I'm finding this out. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-10268056691735518492009-12-05T05:19:00.148-08:002009-12-05T05:19:00.148-08:00Ellie, thank you for your comment and for followin...Ellie, thank you for your comment and for following. Belly ache? No. Conscience-ache? Big-time.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-26415572263650919572009-12-04T19:15:50.448-08:002009-12-04T19:15:50.448-08:00now I know why I get nothing done!!!now I know why I get nothing done!!!SavvyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380401063646153237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-30588136791366109072009-12-04T18:47:29.443-08:002009-12-04T18:47:29.443-08:00Hi Fran,
Coming from Lesley's city; and she&#...Hi Fran, <br />Coming from Lesley's city; and she's right, you are funny! Hope you didn't get a belly ache from all that chocolate :)<br />Okay, gotta run and eat some Hershey's kisses. See ya soon!<br />EllieEllie Kingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711249217634726986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-9133639886211753822009-11-30T11:14:50.087-08:002009-11-30T11:14:50.087-08:00Thanks, Kate. The motivating power of chocolate i...Thanks, Kate. The motivating power of chocolate is incredible. I see this every day with the kids I teach. As soon as I promise chocolate as a reward for the best essay/speech/formal letter, the competition is on!! But then they are girls ...Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-1366595174284759762009-11-30T06:32:51.707-08:002009-11-30T06:32:51.707-08:00It sound slike a good way of keeping yourself moti...It sound slike a good way of keeping yourself motivated though. Am glad you posted I had been missing you<br /><br />Kate xxKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940810066436848209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-27742047323265409902009-11-29T09:40:20.059-08:002009-11-29T09:40:20.059-08:00Amanda, it's your fault that I have to send th...Amanda, it's your fault that I have to send these scripts back all greasy and fishy-smelling. And, you're right, somehow those chocolates don't seem quite so appetising any more.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-64572879538195539982009-11-29T09:39:09.913-08:002009-11-29T09:39:09.913-08:00Rachel, you must send me some guidance on how to d...Rachel, you must send me some guidance on how to do that. As you can see, I am in sore need of it. As for school reports, I do remember one comment and it said, 'Fran's efforts are dangerously selective'. Seems I've lost the knack.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-32160274197399108552009-11-29T05:34:33.157-08:002009-11-29T05:34:33.157-08:00Oh you teachers! I hear these stories from friends...Oh you teachers! I hear these stories from friends and my sister, and I wonder what it is about you all that drives you to it. I'm not convinced that it's either the money or the chocolate! Maybe you had too many "Could Do Better/Must Try Harder" comments on your school reports?<br /><br />But then I'm writing as the only retiree I know who has always found it possible to say bugger off when asked if I'd like to do a little freelance work!rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-89540921875550245072009-11-28T16:17:43.676-08:002009-11-28T16:17:43.676-08:00Why not just substitute a pile of rancid oily sard...Why not just substitute a pile of rancid oily sardines in place of the chocolates. If you cannot mark 5 or even 10 per hour you must eat an oily sardine.<br /><br />Then, when you're done, you may have the chocolates. If you haven't thrown up by then...Brilliant Sulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455777088708665581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-62557533168900714862009-11-28T13:45:40.657-08:002009-11-28T13:45:40.657-08:00elizabethm, at this very moment, having just marke...elizabethm, at this very moment, having just marked number 172 of 320, and flagging considerably, I am happy to make that promise.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-33370114578423208132009-11-28T09:52:01.630-08:002009-11-28T09:52:01.630-08:00Sounds truly dire, and when you have finished you ...Sounds truly dire, and when you have finished you will be huge and sick of chocolate for ever. Nothing is worth this, nothing. Promise me you will never do this again.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-76681823007582278382009-11-28T03:41:25.381-08:002009-11-28T03:41:25.381-08:00Lesley, is there an electronic device that stops y...Lesley, is there an electronic device that stops you from applying to be an external examiner? Now that would be useful.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-40991391935594671002009-11-27T15:20:46.894-08:002009-11-27T15:20:46.894-08:00I looked up how much 1000 quid is worth. Wowee, yo...I looked up how much 1000 quid is worth. Wowee, you need to keep going!! Then watch for those Early Bird Christmas Sales at 4 am and believe me, you could buy TONS of EXCITING and NEW electronic devices at LOW discount prices!!! Except they will all be sold out. Even if you get there at 3 am. Take my word for it. <br /><br />Enjoy the chocolates!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726995606953732736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-87318242150976446082009-11-27T15:02:11.929-08:002009-11-27T15:02:11.929-08:00InvisibleWoman, you talk sense. If only doing wha...InvisibleWoman, you talk sense. If only doing what you suggest was legal in this case. I guess I would have to get them to do the marking (for chocolate) and then get them to keep it quiet (for even more). My supplies would be much reduced - bring on the panic.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-80368586672163720992009-11-27T14:49:51.352-08:002009-11-27T14:49:51.352-08:00Simply subcontract. There must be people out there...Simply subcontract. There must be people out there that would do it just for the chocolate. Then you get to keep the lolly for more chocolate. Preferably somewhere sunny.InvisibleWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16405063925803245217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-49961909072673510902009-11-27T14:40:29.749-08:002009-11-27T14:40:29.749-08:00Don't worry, Friko. I'm having all the sa...Don't worry, Friko. I'm having all the same confused thoughts! No, I haven't finished. I still have nearly 200 to do by this Friday. So that's going to be one hell of a weekend for me, trying to get as many done as possible before the week begins, when I average about 15 scripts (and 379 chocolates) per night ...Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-87757707741465730072009-11-27T14:37:45.454-08:002009-11-27T14:37:45.454-08:00Oh dear, a fellow addict. Have you actually finish...Oh dear, a fellow addict. Have you actually finished the marking? With that 1000 quid you could buy yourself a week or so in a health farm to lose the extra inches you've gained from marking exam paper marking time with chocolates. <br /><br />Stop a minute, there's something not quite logical about working to earn the money to spend on the effects of that work. You could not have done the work in the first place. But then you wouldn't have had to mark time with chocolates. <br /><br />I know, you could eat chocolates instead of marking exam papers.<br /><br />Help me out here!Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-58370230413827931642009-11-27T14:35:47.973-08:002009-11-27T14:35:47.973-08:00Thanks, Martin. I give you an A* for your comment...Thanks, Martin. I give you an A* for your comment. (Chomp.)Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-73447005630445773132009-11-27T13:49:22.929-08:002009-11-27T13:49:22.929-08:00Fran
You deserve each and every chocolate in the ...Fran<br /><br />You deserve each and every chocolate in the box. Reading this, rounded my day off with a smile. Thanks.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.com