My appraisal of myself in better times
Where I trained to teach (it isn't much but it is something)
This is a comparision of one of my qualifications in the military
My qualfication
Van Gogh's bedroom; no way to be living in a city of 8 million people like London. I lived in a place like this when I taught in London, I didn't mind but I never earned enough to look after a family.
I passed an HND and a BSc (undergraduate) and a PG Dip and a PGCE (postgraduate)
How do people afford to live in London and increasingly around the world? How do they make enough money? Is it fair that you can get qualified in the top 5% of the population and get a commensurate job but only afford a flat share or studio flat in a city of 8 million people?
I first took an IQ test when I was studying in the 90s, I was pleasantly surprised with the result, percentile 1 is what it said back then. It hasn't gained me anything though, no one has been remotely interested, it has always remained difficult to work out stuff like making a living. I took what I think were some really good free iq tests over the last eight days just for fun.
And finally... :)
The reason I chose this image of Thor in the reface app was that a lot of the film took place at the old royal naval college in greenwich where I spent a year training to teach about ten years earlier :)
I studied at five universities between 1992 and 2003. I passed FHEQ recognised courses at four of them :)
I've had this website since 2008, (about thirteen years now) I stopped teaching in London in mid-2005 and later had six months teaching in Thailand until mid-2007. I was four levels up the lecturer scale in London with a PGCE specialising in English for speakers of other languages. I am married with two children.
You can contact mark at:mark@third-conditional.net