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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Quake relief (teachers)

Shaking teacher









Relief teachers are needed in Canterbury and the Ministry of Education is calling for volunteers to travel to the region and teach at schools that need help.
Robyn and I have offered to go and teach wherever needed and we are waiting to hear back from them.
If we are needed soon, it'll mean a change of campaign plan amongst other things.
My bicycle might have to cool its tyres for a while, unless I can find a lookalike to ride the streets on my behalf!




4 comments:

Nick said...

Good on you two! Do you get to teach what you want? Appropriate tech & self sufficient living or algebra & economics? Knot tying!!!

robertguyton said...

Plate tectonics?
Restoring bone china?
Disaster prediction 101?
Who knows.
I'll teach anything to anybody!

Poppy said...

I'd like to offer my services as a 'temporary replacement candidate' Robert. There are a few problems though - I don't look like you (whew) and my legs are very short, so reaching the pedals to power myself could be very challenging! Do you think I could compaign on a 'broomstick' instead!! I would support your philosophies though! I guess you can't have it all ways!

robertguyton said...

Ha Poppy!
How far would you be willing to go to take my place?
Leg extensions?
And there's that whole 'gender' thing!
I appreciate your offer very much and will knock together a couple of blocks to strap to the pedals, a look-alike mask and a balding-man wig then you'll be set to go!
Probably wishing me well would be enough. Haven't heard back from the Ed people yet, so I'll just wait to see whether I need to ask you to climb into the saddle for me!
Broomstick?
Were you planning to campaign at night?
Perhaps Sandra could do the day-time cycling in her mer-suit!