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What do you do (or did)?
I've found that I'm thoroughly intrigued by the work that people on this forum do (or did). I read that people are wondering about continuing to work or not, have retired or are looking for work and ...
I was a primary teacher and like you Romla i don't miss the politics and the merry go round of the curriculum (my philosophy is if it ain't broke, don't fix it - terrible english for a teacher!) I did relief teaching for many years after having children and my daughter's friends used to love it when i had their class because they were allowed to call me by my first name. The funniest thing a grade 3/4 boy said to me one time was when i was riding my bike to school and he saw me pushing it through the school yard and said "I didn't know teachers could ride bikes!" After that i worked at my husband's accountancy practice for 3 and a half years in admin...that was an eye opener but good fun learning new skills. Now i run around after my mum...