Gutted to be having to write this but I have decided not to continue with my teacher training this year. A lot has happened in this past week that’s taken a toll on my well-being and I no longer feel I can continue, without compromising my own health.
Hey
@duolingo
! Thanks for following me back. It happens to be a year since this message. It’s also the day my super Duo expires because I can’t afford to renew because thanks to some lil owl, I now gotta save for a house and a wedding with the guy I’m engaged to because of you😂
Decided to get a big box for my PGCE supplies and then I’ll buy bits as and when rather than getting it all in September and being skint with my shocking student loan 😂
Any other
@OUstudents
staying up until midnight to choose their next modules?
@OpenUniversity
Still can’t believe that I’m only 17 and about to choose my final year modules! Don’t want to blow my own trumpet but I’m pretty proud of how far I’ve come 🤗
And I’m done 🥹🎉
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What I’d give to go back 3 years and tell 16 year old Darcie who was taking her GCSEs, unsure of what the future held for her after dropping out of school, that in 3 years time she’ll have just submitted the last assignment for her degree 🥺
Hold on a minute… I need to change/add to this tweet:
I’m not a regular 19 year old. I’m a 19 year old with a FIRST CLASS HONOURS degree! 😂🎉
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5 months after ditching my teacher training, I’m finally celebrating a job offer 🎉 Soon to be a Risk Engineer. Women in STEM 💪🏼…
anddddd, my boyfriend also accepted a job down here this week and will be moving in next month 😍 buzzing doesn’t even cut it 🤪
2 weeks today I start my teacher training. I am excited but the nerves have well and truly set in about the year ahead and whether I’m cut out for teaching 😬🤞🏼 Anyone got any tips for getting through a PGCE year? 😂
@TraineeTwinkl
@MrTs_NQTs
Lunch made ready for tomorrow 🥺 Summer’s gone too quickly and I can’t believe I start my training tomorrow (well, my nerves definitely can) 😂😂😂
Also, can we make sharing pics of our lunches a thing? 😂
Dropped my school laptop & lanyard back to school this morning. Needed cheering up so went to B&M with my mum (Christmas stuff instantly boosts my mood 😂). Then tried to find somewhere to eat but nowhere had any tables so went & got fish and chips instead. Missed our Fridays 🥹
The elderly neighbour’s brother bought me flowers to say thank you for all the times I’ve helped her since she moved in. I don’t expect anything in return for helping anyone, but it’s nice that it’s appreciated 🥹
Hate these posters. Remember how bad they made me feel as a 14/15/16 year old who was too ill to attend school. Think I attended maybe 2 days during the whole of year 11… I’m now 19 with a first-class honours degree… ‘lowest chance of success’ 👀
Posters like this can increase the worries and anxieties of those who struggle to attend school due to
#EBSA
and other
#MentalHealth
issues. They can’t just happen on the “175 non-school days”. It’s not a matter of won’t, but can’t attend. A change of perspective is needed.
Got my TMA04 results today, thought I’d failed but ended up with 85%! 🎉 My tutor is just the loveliest and in my feedback said that I’d been a pleasure to tutor 🥺 Just the EMA to go and then first year is done 🎊
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@OU_Childhood
When Kieran cooks on a Saturday night, I get steak, stuffed chicken, things like that. When I cook on a Saturday night, he gets the most childish dinner labelled as a ‘snack board’… even heard him proudly announce to my dad that “she did it all herself!” 😂😂😂😂😂
Told someone I was looking at booking a spa break and they replied “have you got a new man?”. Sorry, do I need a man to go on a spa break? 🥴 3 nights in a hotel room on my own eating chocolate covered strawberries in a fluffy robe sounds like the absolute dream to me 😍
Right, still undecided as to whether I’m feeling my natural hair. Have to have a headband or something in with it because the front’s just crazy 😂 Does it look like I’ve just rolled out of bed or can I go into school with it like this? Should I go back to straightening? Help😭😂
My brother normally gets me a Starbucks if I pick him up for the gym (it’s about a 30 min walk). I didn’t pick him up because I’m too spaced out to drive still but he’s just walked home and come upstairs to me with this going “you need to drink” 🥹
Has anyone been diagnosed with ADHD as an adult?
Had my last session with a therapist a couple months ago & she wrote to my GP suggesting an assessment but told me I’d need to get in touch with them to get the ball rolling. Me being me,I’m still putting it off😂
Is it worth it?
Having a mass clear out and have found a drawer full of sanitary towels which I no longer need. Do schools take donations of these? It seems a shame to just get rid.
Some people might remember my posts about finding a graduation dress. Went for this one… not that you could really see it under the gown 😂 Lovely day at my graduation today 💗
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CHRISTMAS DINNER THREAD
One of mine and my brother’s favourite things to do is rate people’s Christmas dinners. So if y’all can leave your pics in the replies, it’d be much appreciated 😂
One of my neighbours the other day was like “you’re always going out to eat in nice restaurants”… so I took pics to show that sometimes our Saturday night is a £12 Tesco Finest meal deal with added halloumi to make it a ‘three course dinner’ 😂
I actually love my tutor! She commented in a tutorial how quiet I’d been so I said I’d just been taking it all in, and her reply was “I know you take it all in Darcie, you’re amazing” 🥺 I’ve been so lucky with my
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tutors 💗
I have a problem - When I have a stressful day, I feel the need to reward myself with a takeaway for getting through it… everyday is a stressful day at the moment. Helppp 😩😂
I had an interview yesterday. I didn’t get it but in the phone call today they said they were gutted to be turning me down due to someone with more experience pipping me to the post, because they all loved me and said the interview went really well 🥺
Just seen a Facebook post that was like “who made it to 40 with no grandkids?”.
My mum’s commented “I’m 52 with no grandchildren 😢” and my nan’s commented “I am 73 and no great grandchildren, don’t think I will get any”
Can anyone help me find my violin? 🙄😂
Mental health’s taken a bit of a battering recently so I’ve had a declutter/tidy of my room and bought some flowers in the hope that tidy room = tidy mind? 😂
right decision. I met some amazing people during my short time training and I’m grateful for the support my fellow trainees gave me. Everything happens for a reason. Here’s to a new chapter and prioritising wellbeing 🤍
I’ve begun applying for jobs. I have my degree already, there are jobs out there other than teaching where I could use this. I intend on working for a bit, getting more experience of working with children and young people, getting some money behind me (because that student loan…
Being the only sister at Christmas is like a full time job. I get all my Christmas shopping done and then I have my dad’s and brothers’ to do. They have it so easy; I even wrap the presents for them! How much can I charge for this next year? 🤔😂
Currently getting ready for a candlelit dinner in the kitchen - boyfriend’s got 3 courses planned (two of which I chose from the menu he made for me 🥹 and the other’s a surprise). Honestly, this man 🥰 Dates don’t have to be expensive, or even out of the house, to mean a lot! 🤍
was going to be a struggle) and then reassessing further down the line if teaching is still something I want to do. I need to remember that I am only 19 and there really is no rush. Although I do feel disappointed in myself, I’m hopeful that in the long run this will be the…
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@JGjanegreen
. I was diagnosed with EDS and POTS at 15, and none of my teachers knew anything about the conditions and therefore I didn’t always get the right support. Awareness is so important! 💙
Final food shopping done, presents to grandparents delivered and visited my brother’s grave 👼🏼 Now to go home and not go out again until 27th Dec at the earliest. Merry Christmas everyone 😂🎄
At 15, I dropped out of school after two years of poor attendance due to chronic illnesses. I sat my GCSEs from home, expecting to fail because I’d missed so much learning. By some miracle, I passed.
Told myself I’d start on the PGCE pre-course reading after I’d had lunch, but I’ve had lunch and now have somehow ended up watching Dickinson’s Real Deal 😭 I need help 😂
Seeing all of
@londonteacher_
’s stationery posts are making me want to buy some bits ready for September. What are the stationery must haves as a trainee teacher? 💗
@MrTs_NQTs
Anyway, the point of this post is to say that there’s no right/wrong path. You do you! And don’t let anyone tell you that you won’t amount to anything. Sending lots of love to everyone getting results today 💙
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Fridays are usually when I meet my nan for lunch or coffee. Today we went for an afternoon tea. Making the most of it before I start my teacher training and don’t have Fridays free 🥺 Also, team jam first x
Not sure if I’m just a bit oversensitive today, so does anyone else find this a bit rude?
I’m a boss bitch having a degree at 19. If you’re gonna call me ‘the teenage one’ at least put ‘BA (Hons)’ after it 🤷🏼♀️😂
I find out my uni results in the next 48 hours and honestly, I’ve never been more worried. This past year has been pretty awful for me and I’m just hoping that doesn’t show in my EMAs 😫 Prayers appreciated 😂