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Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Sep 15, 2009
Well...it's good to have a multi-colour parachute. What's holding me aloft at the moment is being a part-time Swedish academic. I like teaching and explaining and developing new ideas. And the interesting travel doesn't hurt, either. I'm thinking of trying to do a bit of teaching locally, at Strathclyde and the School of Art.
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Mrs Zen Posted Sep 15, 2009
I agree, those are sensible options, Sol. There's nothing really left of field that appeals for more than a picosecond. Care-taking for the National Trust, perhaps.
But I've done a lot of the stuff on my list already: I've travelled a lot, I've run my own business, I've worked for Great Big Companies (pig in clover stuff for systems theorists like me).
Building a house would be fun - but no-one's going to lend the money for that these days, and I'm certainly not using my own! 
I'd like to do some road-trips, but I have a Shiny New Husband to consider.
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Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Sep 15, 2009
If you're a Systems Theorist by trade...we might have some people in common. Ever done any Formal Methods?
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You can call me TC Posted Sep 20, 2009
Has anyone pointed to this thread?
F19585?thread=6691559
Don't know if it's useful or relevant, but it might throw off a couple more tangents
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Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Sep 20, 2009
Well, TEFL or PGCE are always the obvious fallback. Now...I don't want to appear to diss the teaching profession. Quite the opposite. But aren't people best going into it if it was their *first* idea?
That said...we should all strive to be teachers. Anyone with expertise should pass it on.
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