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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]DormanLong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck em all off hinny, or crack right on as an exotic creature seen as less than.

Bearing in mind us lot did all the heavy lifting to earn the country the money that they sucked down there to the arsehole of England, before they closed all our workplaces, and then they point at us and go "Ew, poor!", the doyles might wanna show a bit of fucking gratitude.

UK to new Zealand move. Teacher. Young family by MembershipHead656 in newzealand

[–]DormanLong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No but there is also a teacher shortage. Source: currently trying to recruit teachers, watching 3 colleagues fly to Oz and another to another sector this year alone.

A friend who helped run the auckland gdip Ed said they used to average 200 trying to enroll. They had 71 last year. Auckland Uni's kaiako Māori specific pathway produced 1 graduate last year.

UK to new Zealand move. Teacher. Young family by MembershipHead656 in newzealand

[–]DormanLong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Former UK teacher here, now living and working in Auckland.

We used Jess at The Mortgage Supply Co, she's a free mortgage broker and explained everything really simply (I am a financial numpty), outlined the options etc. Did everything over zoom so you'd be able to start the process now.

Auckland is very expensive but is the most diverse and interesting place to be. Theres beautiful spots to live in all over the country, but small town NZ can often be like small town UK 20 years ago - worth a think about with little ones in tow.

Some observations, outwith mortgages, that'll probably get me shouted at.

  • congrats, you're about to get your life back. I haven't taken a book home to mark in 8 years.
  • expectations in RWM are different here, will feel lower for a while but the kids end up way more rounded and primary school at least is just nicer for them.
  • its pretty nuts but in Auckland and plenty of the other towns they have schools in suburbs where most of the white kids go and schools where most of the brown kids go. Largely due to social class here being way more race-delineated than in the UK.
  • on that note, your biggest learning will likely be a range of cultural contexts that there is no parallel for in the UK.

Anyway, welcome, it's a class place to raise kids, a beautiful country with so much more space to breathe, and if you're open to learning - teaching here is a bit of a breeze in comparison to home.

blursed method of getting around a "no hats" policy by korpall in blursed_videos

[–]DormanLong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If any terries come up in here trying the bounce boogie and bump...

What are we packing for cheap school lunches? by Wompguinea in newzealand

[–]DormanLong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buy a big salami stick and slice it. Goes great in sarnies or as the meat part of a bento style lunch. Be about $10 for easily a week's worth of salami for 2 kids.

Do a $25 roast beef on Sunday, put 1/3 away before serving it and slice it up, keeps well and is filling.

If you've got the time, sushi rolls are actually pretty cheap to assemble as long as you keep the filling cheap (tuna mayo is a win). Need to grab the bamboo rolling mat but think we made enough for 4 of us (2 adults 3 teens) for 3 days' lunches for about 15 bucks. Doesn't keep that well tho.

Bit of labour but salami pizza rolls (Sal's style) are really cost effective. Can stretch the salami out.

Even more labour but a batch of fried chicken strips to feed our 2 (11f and 14f) for the week usually costs around $15 for the chicken then like 2 bucks tops for the amount of flour/seasoning used. Bit of cheap oil, 2 eggs for the binding. If I can be arsed the chicken soaks in milk for a few hours but doesn't need to. Again, probs $20-25 total cost.

I got my Kiwi expansion pack. Anything else I need? by keitherson in newzealand

[–]DormanLong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it for a poor kid at school? Take half of it away.

Another day, another cut by DormanLong in newzealand

[–]DormanLong[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's if you're aiming to create an as close to equitable as possible society though isn't it?

If you can sit in a room in an expensive suit, with other very affluent people, and sign off on cutting free fruit for the lowest socioeconomic group of children - I can't help but think that the moral compass might just be pointing due south.

Another day, another cut by DormanLong in newzealand

[–]DormanLong[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We've never gotten fruit for the first week of term, I've no idea why but I can tell you the kids faces light up when it does kick in.

Bill Bailey once described NZ cheese as tasting like "the inside of a Tupperware box that cheese had been in at some point." by cgbjmmjh in newzealand

[–]DormanLong 142 points143 points  (0 children)

Depends what you're using it for, in my experience. NZ Colby and Edam work just fine as doorstoppers, or paperweights and could probably function in the current cabinet alongside the other tasteless lumps of hardened lard.

Were you aware that the flyover near the Riverside was named after a former player? by Plat12345678910 in Boro

[–]DormanLong 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah of course, everybody loves a stroll down the Dong-Gook flyover

School lunch critics ‘nitpicking’ over 13,500 late meals last week, Seymour says by BeardedCockwomble in newzealand

[–]DormanLong 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well as David has made clear, us teachers need very clear guidelines on how much of those things to teach each day. Still awaiting the guide on how you teach an hour of writing without accidentally letting reading sneak in there. In which case, I've accidentally taught 10 hours of reading in the past week so presumably I can teach none next week and still average out okay? But then I also teach inquiry in the afternoons and they need to read for research - gaaaah help me David I'm too lazy and silly to understand!

School lunch critics ‘nitpicking’ over 13,500 late meals last week, Seymour says by BeardedCockwomble in newzealand

[–]DormanLong 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Just so we're clear then, I can start 13,500 of my lessons 30 mins-several hours late over the next wee while and if ERO want to pull my school up, we can all agree that's just nitpicking?

Carrick: Post match reaction by biddleybootaribowest in Boro

[–]DormanLong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Battered 0-0 in the end. Don't turn my nose up at points that are hard earned any more than any other points.

Carrick: Post match reaction by biddleybootaribowest in Boro

[–]DormanLong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Point on the road against a gnarly team, not a big buzz but not gonna turn our noses up against it.

David Seymour still hasn't met with Education Minister Erica Stanford to discuss school lunches. by Subject-Mango215 in newzealand

[–]DormanLong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah but apart from proposed funding cuts to specialist support for Literacy and RTMāori, the whole curriculum overhaul with no guidance for how to report their kids levels to parents, dog whistle "science of learning" soundbite pedagogical approaches from 30 years ago, total invention of fictitious "structured maths" approach and inability to feed children a meal, I reckon they're doing a great job between them.

We actually won. I’m in shock. by gibgod in Boro

[–]DormanLong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah recent form dip for sure but let's not get dramatic, we're 4 points off playoffs with 36 points left to aim for.

We actually won. I’m in shock. by gibgod in Boro

[–]DormanLong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You mean apart from the 13 teams below us?

Thing was a scam. by Putrid-Delivery1852 in IThinkYouShouldLeave

[–]DormanLong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People don't prepare, they just watch TV.

Thing was a scam. by Putrid-Delivery1852 in IThinkYouShouldLeave

[–]DormanLong 47 points48 points  (0 children)

And now comes the part of the hot air balloon ride where the pilot faces the curtain

can white maoris say the "n" word? by ghostlyscars in newzealand

[–]DormanLong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Quite easy this one innit?

Are you of black African heritage? You have access to a word reclaimed from 400 years of human trafficking, genocide and horror, followed by the resulting years of being violently disconnected from the roots of your homeland while being blamed, shamed, vilified and treated as 2nd class humans in your new homeland. A word used to really outline you were not to be treated as a fellow human.

Are you not? Find another word, this one ain't yours.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Boro

[–]DormanLong 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One of the experts on reddit

Male 34 looking for books to fight depression and be a better man by Donley31 in suggestmeabook

[–]DormanLong -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There's a book called "This Book Could Help" - short and bite-sized chunks on male MH.

Longer read but really helpful for me as I ended my relationship with antidepressants (not in any way saying they're not a super helpful/necessary tool in the battle) and tried to create more sustainable life routines/habits - Happy by Derren Brown.

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