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Why I told my students about my boyfriend

"Absolute Silence" is what I say as I sit down with my laptop at a student's desk. I have just borrowed another pupil's charger. Did I come unprepared to this class? Not really, I lent my own charger to another pupil who, to be honest, was the somewhat unprepared one. But who am I to judge? Who knows why he forgot his charger. I didn't ask him. Oh, and regarding sharing a desk with another pupil, it's the only way to work on this blog while they continue to work on theirs. At this point during the year I don't think they realise what the consequences are of not paying attention during my lessons or working their absolute hardest in them. My name is Dennis de Vink, and I teach English to 253 pupils this year. My blog, is about my everyday experiences. Today, 6th period, 3 vmbo-TL, I say Tijn to a pupil whose actual name is Max. I want him to be quiet. He says "My name isn't Tijn." and becomes quiet. I say: "Well, 'Tijn' was effe

Blogdeus

You won't believe what they're going to do at the Amadeus Lyceum! Have you always wanted to talk about what's important? Do you want to share your thoughts? Then blogging is something for you! Luckily for you, here at the Amadeus Lyceum we're giving you the opportunity to do it. It doesn't matter what kind of topic you choose, as long as you get the shape right, people will love it. So I'll tell you all you need to know to get started with your very own blog. First, you need to choose which type suits you best. Whether that's a hobby blog or a product blog, something personal or something informative, it's all up to you. Most personal blogs show the day-to-day life of the writer, which makes them very, well, personal. On a hobby blog you can go more in-depth, and talk about the things you do that make you happy. Informative blogs are pretty serious, because they can discuss stuff like the news, or something historic. Product blogs are basically a revie