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Damned printer!

My printer threw a hissy fit! There I was, happily doing the worst bit of the whole next two weeks (writing and printing the course outline and lesson plans for the classes I'm about to teach), when the colour printer decided, mid page, to stop printing out my lovely bag sewing plans and throw single pages printed with one or two hieroglyphs bearing no relation to Easter, chicks, eggs or bunnies, never mind BAG patterns!

Oh the trials and tribulations of teaching!

Now I have to go ferreting in the loft for some fabric, cut some paper/card shapes for the kids to draw round, and make up a few bags to show as examples of what can be done.

I'm thinking sample one should be a vinyl coated denim with a clear vinyl egg patch or pocket, sandwiched with some confetti. I feel like making something totally frivolous just to show the printer gremlins who is boss!

See - it *is* sewing related! ;)

Reply to
Kate Dicey
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Of course it's sewing related! You have a sewing class to teach and the printer revolted. Other than smashing it to bits (not advised), your resolution of the problem sounds just fine. Shows the kids how to be creative. Show them a half-made bag inside out and a finished one. Many will be able to take it from there and the others will get your help. Teaching has its problems and its rewards.

Jean M.

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Jean D Mahavier

These are the 15 or so younger ones in son James's class: I'm keeping them out of the hair of the rest while they revise for and sit SATs and stuff! I did the Christmas Stockings with year six in November, so March is Easter bags with year 5. :)

Unrelated to the sewing... James passed his 11+ exam with flying colours and got into his first choice school for September: the local boy's grammar school.. It's a sausage factory for university entrants! AND a specialist sports school! It'll suit him perfectly, I think. Phew!

Reply to
Kate Dicey

Kate, Give James my congratulations. He is a son to be proud of. Juno

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Juno

Sincere Congratulations to James. Someof those tests are difficult. Two of my g'children, cousins, just took the SAT and I was surprised to hear now they are preparing for their ACT. When I asked why, my DS said some colleges & universities accept one but not the other. When I went to school, granted it was in the 40s, I didn't have to take any type test. Emily

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CypSew

Thank you. I will pass it on.

UK SAT's are a bit different: they sit them at the four Key Stages: KS1 is year two, KS2 is year six (James's age), KS3 is year nine, and at year 11 (16 YO's they) do the General Certificate of Secondary Education, usually in about 10 or 12 subjects. For university entrance they need AS and A levels, done in years 12 and 13 (age 18).

The tests I always found most difficult were the Non Verbal Reasoning: I always see different patterns from everyone else! Other than a complete inability to learn my tables (or anything else that had to be done by rote learning!) I was OK at arithmetic, but later was less good at real maths.

James's first proper English report was funny: "James does not always

*choose* writing amongst his activities"! Teacher-speak for 'idle little toe-rag: will do it if kicked'. Now he's likely to get 'Excellent verbal and written skills, but please will he write twice as much!' So no change there... ;)
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Kate Dicey

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