Today was quite a day, donning a suit, an come on now, how often have I been seen in a suit??
Then it was off up the coast to a university, where a Bruce was getting her degree.
Of course this was after her morning teaching, newly graduated, she has been chosen to be course moderator on a unit in the summer school. The other units have two moderators, usually PHd students, hers has one - the Bruce. It's a school aimed at showing young people in danger of not doing well at school, that they have the potential to succeed, many of them in care. You can sort of see why people in care might not see university is for them after the couple of days we have had this week and Bruce is the very person to work with them.
She turned up to teach this morning in her academic gown did the session then off this afternoon to graduate.
Being a parent is quite something, I'm pretty proud of all my children but today was something else. I was unprepared for the emotional maelstrom sitting there and watching your daughter graduate unleashes in you.
I was thrown back through all of her childhood, all the little things, the times the places that lead to this place.
I was awash with delight.
I was soo proud as her name was called out and she walked on to the stage with self assurance to graduate.
Then as your Brain does my mind cast forward to another place a place where G walked on to the stage and she collected her degree.
Except her "parents" the ones who took her into care for her own good, do not have that hope, that expectation, that aspiration for her.
If they get to 4.30 and nothing has gone too pear shaped, that's a productive day.
So what has she benefited from being in care?
The anger inside me went up like a rocket.
I went from being proud and happy to being totally enraged in an instant.
That was the emotion of the moment.
G might well not chose the life course that leads to a degree, but at least we will do everything we can to make sure that's her choice.
And do feel free to stand in the way......
And finally, how many of the students who graduated today, graduated in wellington boots?
She does make me proud - sort of..
R
Then it was off up the coast to a university, where a Bruce was getting her degree.
Of course this was after her morning teaching, newly graduated, she has been chosen to be course moderator on a unit in the summer school. The other units have two moderators, usually PHd students, hers has one - the Bruce. It's a school aimed at showing young people in danger of not doing well at school, that they have the potential to succeed, many of them in care. You can sort of see why people in care might not see university is for them after the couple of days we have had this week and Bruce is the very person to work with them.
She turned up to teach this morning in her academic gown did the session then off this afternoon to graduate.
Being a parent is quite something, I'm pretty proud of all my children but today was something else. I was unprepared for the emotional maelstrom sitting there and watching your daughter graduate unleashes in you.
I was thrown back through all of her childhood, all the little things, the times the places that lead to this place.
I was awash with delight.
I was soo proud as her name was called out and she walked on to the stage with self assurance to graduate.
Then as your Brain does my mind cast forward to another place a place where G walked on to the stage and she collected her degree.
Except her "parents" the ones who took her into care for her own good, do not have that hope, that expectation, that aspiration for her.
If they get to 4.30 and nothing has gone too pear shaped, that's a productive day.
So what has she benefited from being in care?
The anger inside me went up like a rocket.
I went from being proud and happy to being totally enraged in an instant.
That was the emotion of the moment.
G might well not chose the life course that leads to a degree, but at least we will do everything we can to make sure that's her choice.
And do feel free to stand in the way......
And finally, how many of the students who graduated today, graduated in wellington boots?
She does make me proud - sort of..
R
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