a new day...

no brave new world, same stuff BUT today, first class, who last lesson were, well, (expletive inserted) to be frank, were, today... good.
not excellent model pupils, but good. fun. interested.
goodness bless the IT technician who fixed the laptop, the inventor of Friends and all deities watching down on me who gave those annyoing kids report cards who, for once, wanted to learn (threats and bribery - the cornerstones of education [was going to type corruption - interesting freudian thought there...]

ok - back to work - marking now...