Rural Kid, Rural Adult, Rural Teacher: Diary of an Intern
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My first day of school - I had been waiting for this day for a year. I couldn't wait for the day to come when I got to go to school with my older brother and sister, who were in secondary, and my other brother who was in primary. The day had finally arrived and I was so scared. What was my teacher going to be like? Who else was going to be in my class? Were there any other girls? What do I do at school? As I had never gone to preschool I wasn't exactly sure what was going to happen. The school, which I was to attend for the next 13 years, was a Central School. At the time I began school it went from Kindergarten to Year 10, (School Certificate). When I was in Year 8 the school began teaching the Higher School Certificate through Telematics with Condobolin, Lake Cargelligo, and Ungarie schools. I need not have worried - My first day was everything that I wished for. There were many students at the school and I was placed in a class with 8 other children. I had a really nice teacher and there were lots of kids to play with. Except for school holidays, I was happy that this was where I was going to be for the next thirteen years. As I got older though I began to think that school was the last place I wanted to be. Everyone tells you that when you leave that you will want to go hack and you always answer with 'yeah, as if!' Well, I wouldn't mind going back. I now realise that I had a fantastic schooling, with great friends. Because the school was small, everyone was a friend. I also found that the teachers were good friends too.
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