tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post9092554512053086058..comments2023-10-30T11:13:57.380+01:00Comments on FRENCH FANCY MOVES TO CORNWALL: Pow wow at the householdFrench Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-11230318839763353722009-03-10T18:56:00.000+01:002009-03-10T18:56:00.000+01:00BroTob - I used to hang around with a crowd of 'in...BroTob - I used to hang around with a crowd of 'intellectuals' (yeh, right - well, I thought so at the time) and after seeing a film or show together we'd all do our own loud crits - well, all except me, a bit overawed by the other opinions.<BR/><BR/>If only it was now - my voice would be the loudest, most self-opinionated going,<BR/><BR/>Phil - yep, we've all been brainwashed by school trauma. IFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-56499064189577388552009-03-08T15:06:00.000+01:002009-03-08T15:06:00.000+01:00Funny how school memories come surging through. Ye...Funny how school memories come surging through. Years ago, after graduating from a degree course in Nottingham I went to a conference on Performance Art. It was in mid Wales and at a school. All the adult practioners were encouraged to be creative and most of the performamces were about fears around the school years and the majority about exam time. After the event was over we had a good laugh atPhil Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481531408247859880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-67352962747765607122009-03-08T14:37:00.000+01:002009-03-08T14:37:00.000+01:00It's not just the motivation. I wish I'd had more ...It's not just the motivation. I wish I'd had more confidence then to make stuff up and argue it confidently. Because that's all opinions are. One's own are as valid as anyone else's, and there is no right or wrong to opinion, only the fun of being controversial and persuasive. The strain then was trying to learn enough to be...derivitive and plagiaristic.Brother Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-85144051296583003552009-03-08T12:10:00.000+01:002009-03-08T12:10:00.000+01:00ContemTroub - wow, scary stuff- a year off.At leas...ContemTroub - wow, scary stuff- a year off.At least D will be around for morale-boosting sessions.<BR/><BR/>Steve- I'd love to know more about your course. It must be nice to be coming to the end of it - I'm about three years away from it<BR/><BR/>Reasons to be cheerful - hello there. This adult ed bug has really only struck me over the last few years. Before then I was a starter, never a French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-55253441806533039682009-03-08T11:41:00.000+01:002009-03-08T11:41:00.000+01:00Hi French Fancy, I find it as hard to learn as I d...Hi French Fancy, I find it as hard to learn as I did when I was younger but these days I have a hunger to learn. My problem is that I am a bit of a butterfly and find it hard to concentrate.<BR/><BR/>Pleasedthat Mr FF has plenty of work, it helps a lot. Best wishes Blu xBluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-30080379351945565672009-03-08T10:36:00.000+01:002009-03-08T10:36:00.000+01:00FF, it feels as if you are turning another page in...FF, it feels as if you are turning another page in your life, and I hope it will bring some of the stimulation you undoubtedly get from your OU course - How about a book group to keep some of the impetus going with learning and discussion, or maybe we shoudl do that here?<BR/><BR/>Best of luck with your next piece, and any exams - My dad always used to say, 'They can't kill you in there - You A Woman Of No Importancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194976046531063422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-22233140202294965282009-03-08T09:40:00.000+01:002009-03-08T09:40:00.000+01:00FFancy - ha ha ha - an LLB? No, not quite. Me bein...FFancy - ha ha ha - an LLB? No, not quite. Me being me, I didn't take the final exam. My excuse at the time was that my mum was dying. And she was and she did. But, I could have re-taken it the year after, couldn't I? But I didn't. My CV is liberally littered with stuff I've started and never finished:)The Ice Bloggershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01715481978820481961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-45215644401364815752009-03-08T02:34:00.000+01:002009-03-08T02:34:00.000+01:00My dad never said much to me, but he often said, "...My dad never said much to me, but he often said, "Bon courage". Now it reminds me of the lion,looking straight into the camera and saying,"courage". I am full of admiration for those, like you, who go where I would like to go, but have not yet found the nerve.<BR/><BR/>:)marc aurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811106443815434007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-10424974965795134792009-03-08T00:26:00.000+01:002009-03-08T00:26:00.000+01:00Gawd how I wish I'd had motivation when I was youn...Gawd how I wish I'd had motivation when I was younger too! Still you live and learn and I can quite understand why these exams are so important to you.<BR/>Glad to hear you'll still be blogging though:-)Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-50770430124395012362009-03-07T23:53:00.000+01:002009-03-07T23:53:00.000+01:00Mrs FF, one never stops learning. I'm a perpetual ...Mrs FF, one never stops learning. I'm a perpetual student. I learn more each day just by reading at home. Your new course sounds so interesting. Romantic period is such a fascinating period to study.A Super Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640893790909916004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-58649077338183105172009-03-07T23:01:00.000+01:002009-03-07T23:01:00.000+01:00It must be nice knowing it is the last essay, even...It must be nice knowing it is the last essay, even if you have the exam to go. I am waiting for the return of the first and I have 6 more to do. I put the title of no 2 in my last post for you.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the last of the student life; at least you won't have to commute far to work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-3107452531969391922009-03-07T22:40:00.000+01:002009-03-07T22:40:00.000+01:00That last comment was right...you are doing it for...That last comment was right...you are doing it for you, and I remember the fear rather too well, especially my last one, couldn't remember a thing when I turned the paper over, had to go ot for a pee and a ciggie, didn't realise I would be followed...as if I'd cheat! Scaped in just under the wire but I didn't care, a pass and I was all done and dusted.<BR/>Today I threw away a black garbage bag Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-74540059303020774642009-03-07T21:36:00.000+01:002009-03-07T21:36:00.000+01:00I, too, have the nervousness about quality of work...I, too, have the nervousness about quality of work now that it's only my self-respect involved. As an undergrad I used to think that the system was flawed in that it gave all the students the same reward at the end of the term. They got to go home. For many of us, in our exhaustion, that's all we wanted. What if we'd had to stay until our results were up to a certain standard?<BR/><BR/>I Larry M. Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317072412753621519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-52410603225054174022009-03-07T21:12:00.000+01:002009-03-07T21:12:00.000+01:00We all have to adjust to family needs. But, how f...We all have to adjust to family needs. But, how fun to pursue studies you truly enjoy. I see from the OU list you'l be covering great stuff. I think I'll reread Goethe's Faust with you.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-35370036399991258292009-03-07T20:23:00.000+01:002009-03-07T20:23:00.000+01:00Know what you mean, have done quite a bit of adult...Know what you mean, have done quite a bit of adult ed. and despite the fact that as an adult we have so many more commitments I have been far more motivated. Hope it's gone well.Reasonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070633072307321162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-7933124978422304062009-03-07T18:01:00.000+01:002009-03-07T18:01:00.000+01:00Kind of know how you feel re: the course. I finall...Kind of know how you feel re: the course. I finally graduate from my part time degree in June and like you have one essay (and an exam) to go. One last push and it will all be over. I finished reading my last course book last week and it's so nice to be able to read whatever I like once more and not have to make notes on it! :-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-26204932232180328392009-03-07T17:10:00.000+01:002009-03-07T17:10:00.000+01:00I have the opposite situation -- I'll be taking a ...I have the opposite situation -- I'll be taking a year off of teaching to focus solely on writing my thesis. I'm a little nervous about not drawing income in these dicey times. But I guess we'll see what happens and perhaps I can do something part-time like tutoring.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with that last essay!This Ro(a)mantic Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324882155203905958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-88487256367411096002009-03-07T16:42:00.000+01:002009-03-07T16:42:00.000+01:00Bill - hello there. Yes, brainwashed by early scho...Bill - hello there. Yes, brainwashed by early school trauma, I reckon<BR/><BR/>Henry's mum - so you've an LLB. Good work Mrs. I've worked with Mr FF on and off for five years now and he needs more of my time these days. It's like a Gap Year, that's how I've reconciled it in my mind<BR/><BR/>Ladyfi - he has too much work on the go and I am an expert in a certain field that is useful to him. My French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-17325002461290825162009-03-07T16:00:00.000+01:002009-03-07T16:00:00.000+01:00Sounds fun working with Mr FF - although sorry to ...Sounds fun working with Mr FF - although sorry to hear it as I'm assuming it's probably due to the Credit Munch.. or that business is going so well he needs the help! Hope it's the latter.<BR/><BR/>And good luck with your last essay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-45138063440248690852009-03-07T15:41:00.000+01:002009-03-07T15:41:00.000+01:00FFancy - you've echoed what I put on my blog about...FFancy - you've echoed what I put on my blog about wishing you'd had the motivation when you were younger. As for the nerves, it's inevitable I think. When I was in my late thirties I did a law degree (distance learning) and we had an exam at the end of each year too. I got so wound up it used to make me physically ill, and like you it wasn't as if I needed to pass. I was studying for my own The Ice Bloggershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01715481978820481961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-22520724320838599382009-03-07T15:36:00.000+01:002009-03-07T15:36:00.000+01:00That feeling of nervousness ... the old stimulus-r...That feeling of nervousness ... the old stimulus-response thing. Too many previous school exams I suppose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com