Flunk or float? My stressful experience of conducting a lesson for mature students
You clear your throat, you shakily hold the lesson plan you have formulated in your hand, it feels like you are giving a speech in front of the United Nations. Will you flunk it? Will you float? Only time would…
Grey Hairs At Twenty? A Reflection On My Simulated Interview
Chills running up your spine, sweat growing in your palms and knots forming in your stomach. You walk into a boxy room filled with people who are already staring into your soul. Was this an interrogation? No, it was a…
Under Pressure (Pushing Down On Me)
Securing a work placement – what a joyful experience. From the stress of waiting on responses from employers, the rejections, and my personal favourite, the ‘oh, what if I do not get a placement in time?’ narrative constantly running through…