Mythical Linda

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So, it’s the end of the year and the careers people are going around trying to explain to theYear 10s about interview skills.
Foolishly they came to my form.
‘What’s an important thing to consider when you go for an interview?’ Asks the helpful careers man.
FatGay has his hand in the air and is making those grunty/squeaky noises that either means he’s desperate to answer of he’s having trouble passing solids. Assuming it’s the first option the helpful careers man allows him to speak.
‘Punctuation’ announces FatGay and looks around the rest of the class beaming smugly.
They all look back at him, each as puzzled as the helpful careers man, who asks for some clarification.
‘You have to be on time’ explains FatGay.
The discussion moves away from him amid a certain amount of sniggering.

Towards the end of the session everyone has to answer a questionnaire about what they want to do with their lives.
‘How do you spell archaeologist?’ Red Headed Step Child asks me so I tell him whilst FatGay chants ‘Timeteam, Timeteam’ loudly in his ear.
‘Why don’t you fuck off,’ whines Red Headed Step Child, ‘do you even know what an archaeologist does?’
‘They dig up old stuff from the ground’ replies FatGay, smug, this time, with good reason.
‘No they don’t,’ shouts Red Headed Step Child, ‘they design buildings!’