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Hope this works. My husband sent it to me today.

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It`s not quite worked!! It is in there but so is reams of garbage. If you scroll down to nearly the bottom you can read it if you ignore the BR in brackets. Anyone any idea how to get it right - the message I mean.

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I see, so my job equates to a lot of little pebbles which surround my balls in a jar It all makes sense now

 

Peggy

 

p.s. attached- above in word doc

The_following_is_very_true.doc

[Steve]

Or, for those who don't have Word, I've copied it below!

 

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

The following is very true...

 

When 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar...and the beer.

 

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of

him. When the class began, silently, he picked up a very large and empty

mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The

professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He

shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the

golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full.

 

They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it

into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once

more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "yes."

 

The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space

between the sand. The students laughed. "Now," said the professor, as the

laughter subsided,

 

"I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls

are the important things-your family, your children, your health, your

friends, your favourite passions-things that if everything else was lost and

only they remained, your life would still be full.

 

"The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house,

your car. The sand is everything else-the small stuff. "If you put the sand

into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the

golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on

the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important

to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your

partner out to dinner. Play another 18.

 

There will always be time to clean the house, and fix the sink. "Take care

of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities.

The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented.

The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no

matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of

beers."

[Susan]

Yippee! Another excuse not to do the housework!!

[Guest]

After today - I needed that! Thanks.

 

Thoughts still with Peggy (you're doing OK and you know it).

 

I took the bull by the horns today and approached pre-school leader and deputy: "OK, we've got 40 children in the setting, OFSTED slagged planning, you're not doing "next steps", I've got a level 4 qualification. HOW ABOUT INTRODUCING A KEY WORKER SYSTEM?" But I was more tactful than that.

 

Outcome was - along the lines of - "There's nothing wrong with what we do. Staff just can't explain to an inspector what the learning intentions are".

 

Incidentally, I wasn't asked about learning intentions at OFSTED, but the inspector and I had a long chat about FSC/ELGs/stepping stones, and how I would progress children who met the stepping stones that the leader and deputy had identified for the whole group. And at the feedback - she told the meeting that one staff member was able to plan for individual children!

 

According to my managers, this isn't the same as knowing about "learning intentions". Ooops, what have I missed here?

 

What am I doing? There must be someone who wants a basic pre-school assistant with enthusiasm, committment, a desperate love of working in Early Years, 6 years' experience (nowhere near a match for Peggy!), a level 4 qualification and A VERY THICK SKIN.

 

Sorry, I just had to have another "resident moaner" fix.

 

Take care all.

 

Diane.

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Hang on in there - karma and all that - gosh if you were only closer I would love to work with you. Just remember we are getting over a full moon - if it's any consolation!!!

 

Nikki

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Diane, Thanks for your thoughts, I have found that POSITIVE THINKING does actually result in Positive happenings ( for want of a better word).

 

So, homework for you Diane, in the lounge section of the forum I would like you to tell me one positive thing that has happened at work with you each day. I'll start it, see you there

 

I will change your self imposed "label" of "resident moaner", if it's the last thing I do ( in the nicest possible way of course)

 

Peggy

[hali]

Oh gosh!!!!!!