[Year 12 IPM] Who will still be here in ten years time?

Thu Jan 26 16:19:29 EST 2006

Congratulations Robert - enjoy your time and grandchildren. Did you move back to Traralgon or stay in Melbourne?

I too cannot imagine giving up the list if I was to retire!

Hope you are all managing to stay cool today

Cheers

Ros Meadows
Bentleigh SC
9579 1044
meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au

Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog. 
Doug Larson

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From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Robert Hind
Sent: Thu 1/26/2006 3:45 PM
To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'MailingList
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] Who will still be here in ten years time?

Hi all!

Well I shan't be there in ten years time!

Well past the magical 54/11, 8 years past, I decided at the end of last year
to hang up the boots.

I had moved from Traralgon to Melbourne in 2005 to take on a one year job at
Ashwood as replacement for a Physics teacher on LWOP. Had a good year, good
school and fantastic, supportive staff. At the end of the year, when I had
to make decisions about job applications, I decided that I did not need to
continue full time teaching when I could retire and do just some part time
work. So here I am: boots off and feet up, looking forward to a day or two
work each week.

Have spent most of the last two weeks reading two books for my grand
daughters and creating both an interactive computer version of my reading
and a non-interactive DVD version using Opus Pro 5.5 - a labour of love that
I have enjoyed immensely.

This list has been fantastic, as have other teacher lists/forums I have
belonged to. I shall continue as a member.

Lastly:

Roslyn,

 Good luck in your new venture.

My wishes to you all for a very good 2006

Robert Hind
Retired

----- Original Message -----
From: "Meadows, Roslyn M" <Meadows.Roslyn.M at edumail.vic.gov.au>
To: "Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
Teachers'Mailing List" <ipm at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:57 PM
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IPM] Who will still be here in ten years time?

> Hello to everyone and welcome back,
>
> I too have taken a 'SEE' change this year - after the better part of 6
> years at Bentleigh SC I decided late last year that it was time for a
> change, so have taken up a position at Lauriston Girls' School. I have
> done the exact opposite of you Andrew - I am 25 minutes further from home,
> the school day is longer, and I have gone from 0.7 time fraction to full
> time, but I look forward to the challenges of juggling what was advertised
> as 'an exciting teaching opportunity' , with a son doing year 12, a
> daughter in year 10 attempting year 11 maths methods, constant renovation
> of my house, and the continued support of my husband's business (yes I get
> to do the books, the pays, the PAYG tax, the BAS statements and all that
> boring stuff!). I must admit I will have to give up the landscape design
> work that I have done for the last 12 years.
>
> Fast (too fast!!) approaching the 55/11 retirement option, I see this as
> an opportunity to make new friends, learn new skills, face new challenges,
> move out of the comfort zone, and see how the other half lives! And as
> they say 'if you don't use it, you lose it'! My only regret is that my
> decision to move schools was made after the kids had finished the year and
> so I did not have the opportunity to say goodbye to them. And of course I
> will so much miss all my friends at Bentleigh.
>
> All the best to everyone for the 2006 school year, and a big special
> thanks to Kevork - if it was not for this list I would have never known
> about this position.
>
> PS Kevork - I have taken a year's LWOP from the education department so my
> email remains unchanged.
>
> Cheers
>
> Ros Meadows
> Lauriston Girls' School (previously at Bentleigh SC)
> meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au
>
> Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions,
> including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.
> Doug Larson
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Andrew Shortell
> Sent: Wed 1/25/2006 9:38 AM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
> Teachers'MailingList
> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IPM] Who will still be here in ten years time?
>
>
>
> Hi to all still breathing smog
>
> I too took a tree change last year, and took a position at Braemar where
> I am utterly unimportant and just teach.
>
> It is really nice to just teach, leave school at 3:30pm, not arrive
> until 8:30am and not have to worry about how anything is running.
> And now that I am 47 (still below the average age of teachers in
> Victoria) I need to slow down and spend time with my daughter as she has
> now started school.... retirement? I will have to wait until my daughter
> goes to uni but oh well, I started late.
>
> And I am teaching an all IT load ..  a nice thing I can tell you.
>
> Happy smog breathing...   ;-)
>
> Andrew Shortell
> Braemar College
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Robert Timmer-Arends
> Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2006 7:26 PM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
> Teachers'Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] Who will still be here in ten years time?
>
> Hello Mark and others
>
>> Is Janelle possibly the first of the Baby Boomers that are to leave
> the IT
> teaching profession over the next 10 years? The industry and the IT
> teaching
> community is set to change dramatically as the many 50+ year olds follow
> Janelle into semi of full retirement?
>> I turned 50 last year and have found myself actually thinking I should
> plan for retirement.
>> How many are prepared to own up to being the wrong side of 50?
>>
> I too tipped over the other side of 50 last year and for the first time
> since I came into teaching I won't be teaching mainstream IT this year.
> I
> have to say, though, that I'm not too disappointed - at heart I'm a
> computer
> science type and all this froth and bubble applications stuff has worn a
> bit
> thin!
>
> Regards
> Robert T-A
> Brighton SC
>
>
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