Success is....

Success is keeping all your classroom scissors from September through to July.

I'm really proud of myself.

You have to make the pupils think that everything in the classroom is your personal possession, the loss of which will cause untold trauma.

Oh, and trust them. Most people are honest, most of the time. Aren't they?

Some really interesting comments yesterday so thank you very much for them. This is a fascinating place, full of fascinating people.