Thursday, 5 April 2012

Some of my achievements - or non achievements as it were!



I've basically been doing a psychology degree for coming on six years! lmao! I'm like Tom Green from road trip, Van Wilder and all the rest! Haha.  My friend takes great pleasure in telling me that we started at same time and he is only doing a part time degree lmao!
So yeh I am now into my 3rd year at Birmingham University but I hope to be transferring home to Wales to study down here.  Need to be close to home! Too many distractions and being Bipolar has meant that I have needed an eye kept on me because I have learnt I cannot keep it on myself all the time!
I have worked hard though.  I have three A- Levels in Psychology, English and Law, all Grade As! There is no better feeling you can experience than achievement after hard work and your parents being proud.
I have worked for a few weeks as a teacher at Great Barr School in Birmingham, I taught lessons to GCSE students in sociology, psychology and health and social care.  I also helped in the sixth form psychology classes, and gave a special presentation on the benefits of 'Higher Education' with my personal 'survival guide'... this is quite ironic considering I am yet to survive the degree myself!  Teaching was a massive buzz for me because although they were comprehensive school students we got on great and I LOVED teaching.  So hopefully if I ever finish this degree...
I worked looking after about 30 children at a time age 3-12 in an after school play scheme... LOVED that job too.. basically got to get involved with the fun and games of the kiddies! Kids can be little terrors but they are such a joy to work with and so funny! very happy memories of that job and something I'd love to do again.
I also spent 6 months working as a Residential Education Worker at.a college for young adults with challenging behavior and learning difficulties, helping support their education programs and living routines.
I worked with clients (or students at the college) who had suffered acquired brain injury, mental health problems, and autism (both higher and lower functioning).  This was probably the best thing I've ever done.  A real eye-opener.  But when you see some results it's the most rewarding thing ever! But you got a be a strong person to do it, and I am very glad of the extensive training I had.
Anyway... I didn't want this to sound like a CV... I'm interested in showing you guys my poetry... so here goes...






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