Income tax for pensioners should not exceed £4,000 per year.

Presumably he got certified in the institution?

Galen

Wasn't Duncan the cat/dog who got his bottom singed at Glastonbury tor? Or was it Donald?

I don't think that is showing much respect to the Duncan I went to University with.
I was told he turned out to be a brilliant teacher and later a headmaster.
Sadly he was in his 40's when he passed away.

Frank

Galen

Yes I got a 2:1 in Business Studies.
Duncan got a First.

Frank

I was referring to an old thread when we had Donald/Duncan cat/dog.

Phew Frank!!! I was a mere trainee teacher (Cardiff College of Education) altho' our teaching qualifications were awarded by the University of Wales!
Glad you weren't Duncan, a lovely young man, sadly teased by his fellow students (Mostly P.E. and Rugger B*****s)who later became Olympic/ Commonwealth athletes/ played Rugby for their country/became dedicated teachers/ headteachers.
P.S. a teacher's starting salary was then £365 p.a.
P.P.S. I'm off out with my women friends where we will, no doubt, have lively discussions (varied subjects!)

Hi Oldgreymare

I think you must have gone to the college at Barry.
There was another college in Cardiff which did things like Motor vehicle, building etc.
I never had anything to do with that college.
Somebody told me the building they were in is now a housing estate.
Some of the students in my year went to Barry to teacher train.

Frank

Doesn't anyone ever just die?

No, phoenix, it has to be euphemised these days...

I never say ' I lost my husband! 'Makes me sound careless!
He died!

Quite so, Galen.

Frank
No, not Barry. Definitely Cardiff and not motor mechanics or building either maybe I would have been better off (even bigger smile emoticon)! My pension is too small to tax!

Hi Oldgreymare

Were we in Cardiff at the same time?.
I was there from 1967 to 1970 and I thought Barry was the only teacher training college in the area at that time but it looks as if I could be wrong.

Nothing to do with this but I was told by a child a few days ago his father was a teacher.
I did not believe him at first as I knew his father was a builder.
When I spoke to the father I found out he had changed jobs and was teaching building at a local college so the child was really correct.

Frank

And the moral is …

I was always told "Those who can do, those who can't teach" any moral there?Fighting words I think.

Once again.

Yes I know, first heard it at conference more than 40 years ago.

I was never a teacher annsixty.

Frank

Going back to the OP, the Queen is a pensioner, isn't she?

Obviously Frank

Annsixty "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach." Normally I'd not correct punctuation etc, but there's a certain irony here.

Orca I feel much better now .Thank you.

We added a bit at my teacher training college: Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't teach, teach teachers.

I wonder how many teacher-bashers would like to handle a class of bottom stream 15-year olds on a wet afternoon in an inner-city school? Because everyone went to school, most people seem to think they could be teachers.

Many people have had serious surgery, but they would not try to teach the surgeon his job.

Do not think most people want to be teachers .

Greatnan

Would you have liked to have had one of your ex pupils as your son / daughter in law?.

Frank