Exam board

Not feeling too sore today after the Kinsale 10 mile yesterday, which is surprising. Although I did try a 30 minute run,and the heart rate was higher than usual, so I cut it short to 3km instead. It ended up being about twenty five minutes in total, out to the Blarney junction and back again.

In the afternoon we had our exam board meeting for the end of semester one exams. We discussed results, predicted grades and the chances of each student getting their desired course for next year. I’m happy with how my chemistry classes got on, but disappointed at how many students are most likely going to miss out on great opportunities for next year. UCC have given us guaranteed places for things like nursing and medicine, but the students involved aren’t achieving the required minimum grades. I think that, somehow, some of the students don’t appreciate what’s at stake here, in terms of their career and life in general. Otherwise, they’d be putting in the necessary work.

This evening, I had Irish class and we chatted about hobbies and free time. “Is liom dul ag rith!” Seachtain na Gaeilge is coming up so I must check out some activities for that.

Right now though it’s off to bed to read a bit more of this great book which, coincidentally, is written by a guy that James Cottle went to college with. He informed me of this fact while I was reading the book on my sun lounger in La Santa!Read more