Come back soon!
posted by Nicki Gemmell Tuesday, June 13, 2000
Initially, seen emanating from the Hamilton area in early In 1998 the virus struck again but this time it had mutated and was able Sadly in 1999 the virus emerged in its strongest form and struck down Partners and children of the infected have documented symptoms of this Be on the look out for these signs; The only reassurance that we can give sufferers is that we have been
Welcome to the First Year MMP Students.
8th May 2000
Last month saw the first batch of MMP students' graduation ceremony. Congratulations to the students in the class of '97. We hope that you are enjoying your teaching. Of course not everyone has gone out into the workforce. Some students have gone on to further study. Good luck to everyone.
At the centre of iMMPress is the idea of a virtual community. We have included a message board and a chat room so that we can all share ideas or even just hang out together. We do have scheduled chats but please feel free to use the chat room at other times too if you want to talk to other MMP students.
If this is the first time that you have visited our site and you would like to use the chat or message facilities, send an email to iMMPress to get password access.
Quick Links
The TheSchoolDaily.com is a great site for New Zealand teachers and parents. It provides links to education news items and keeps readers up to date with whats is happening in the education sector. As a bonus TheSchoolDaily.com can deliver a daily email to your mailbox with all the day's education headlines - it is excellent and highly recommended by team iMMPress.
The Education Gazette online site is great. Read it online instead of waiting for the coffee stained rag in the staff-room.
More useful education links can be found on the education links page
In the News - Have Your Say in the Message Boards
In the news - unfit teachers are unable to be removed from the profession because schools cannot afford to be hit by personal grievance cases. New Education Minister Trevor Mallard wants to do something about it. More information.
Here's a thought - Wellington College of Education says that "the number of
teacher trainees in Wellington has dropped since academic and
interpersonal skill requirements for entry to were introduced four years
ago. "
http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=2594
Is this fair - are they too strict?
The Education Gazette Online has moved to give more emphasis to one of the Gazette's key aims - helping teachers and principals share their ideas and innovations.
There is a new facility of threaded discussion boards which will be hosted on the Gazette Online and will give readers the opportunity to share their thoughts on issues raised in Gazette articles. Stories with discussion boards will be tagged with a discussion board title and icon. In the new edition, discussion boards focus on values education in schools. Check it out at the Gazette Online look here, read the ideas of others - then maybe we can continue discussion here in iMMPress with a little more security.
iMMPortant Medical News brought to you by our own Claudia Sniffer - Special Correspondent
In this inaugural article we feel honour bound to bring to your attention
- for the sake of your health and sanity - information about a virulent
virus which is invading the central North Island. The medical term for
the virus is Mono Mania Paranoia but is more commonly referred to as
MMPitis.
1997 MMPitis seemed to mainly strike women in their more 'mature' years.
This virus quickly spread to isolated locations, working its way into
primary and intermediate schools, even Catholic schools have reported
isolated instances. It appears to have an addictive
effect on the victims, as they are known to travel long distances,
sometimes three times a year, to get another 'fix' of the virus. Most of
these poor individuals can not afford to pay for their 'fix' and the
government is kindly helping them by providing access to funds with long term repayment options.
to contaminate males also. Recent information has confirmed that the
infected men have made a full recovery and are now free of the MMPitis
-although one is still suffering from a related disorder - oncampusitis.
men and woman of varied backgrounds. This virus showed no compassion and
has reduced adults to muttering myopic wrecks of their former selves.
It has struck down previously healthy adults from all areas of society; hair dressers, dental therapists, occupational therapists, sales people, former prison officers, police officers even bank managers have succumbed. The most easily infected appear to be Teacher Aides. Maybe their particular job description means that they have a lower resistance to this particular virus!
virus.
· Compulsive need to sit in front of a computer - even during powercuts
· Deterioration of eyesight - eyes take on a square and glazed look
· Inability to recognise family members - possibly because they isolate
themselves for long periods of time
· Their homes take on a look of chaotic disorder - mainly in the
accumulation of what they refer to as 'resources'
· Children take over the roles of caregiver and homemaker - 3 & 4 year
olds have been known to cook meals and do laundry in very severe cases
· Partners have revealed, with great unease, that they are now able to
sleep diagonally across their beds at all times as their partners are
usually at their computers or too tired to notice
informed by reliable sources that the virus will run its course within 3
years. The victim can then start to rebuild their lives and function in
society once more.
That's if you can call a teacher a fully functioning participant of
society!
posted by Nicki Gemmell Monday, June 12, 2000
