Meeting 1073 - Teachers, Students and Assessments

 Another hybrid Meeting, the last for the year as the final Meeting will be held in person at the Full Moon Hotel on December 8th.

Darryl was Toastmaster and he recalled many of the antics and adventures of his school days and further learning experiences in later life.

Darryl

Liz Wo. provided the toast - "To Teachers who teach by example".

Liz Wo.

WordMaster Monica gave the Word "Fine" and asked us to try to use it with the three definitions she provided. Trish was again the master of inserting the Word in almost every sentence uttered and won hands down (or is that hands up?).

Monica

Trish

Liz We. conducted the Round Robin, in which she asked each person to recall a special (or fine) day from their school days.

Liz We.

Speech 1 was by Gokul, about being Considerate and Mindful, and evaluated by Trevor.

Gokul

Trevor

Speech 2 by Darryl "One Thing" was evaluated by Carmy.

Carmy

Speech 3 by John T. was evaluated by Chris D.

This completed John's Level 1 in the Engaging Humour Path.

John T.

Chris D.

Timer Dan provided the progress throughout the Meeting, and an added feature was the displaying of Timing Lights to the Zoom participants. Well done Dan.

Dan

The Raffle by Gail was most appropriate providing the winner Dan with Stationery, Pencil Case and chocolates.

Leesa provided a delicious supper for those present at the venue. Those at home obviously had to pour their own champagne and eat caviar during the break.

Leesa

Hazel had her first time conducting Table Topics and provided some very interesting questions.

Liz Wo. was asked about the culture at her school. Leanne had to state the purpose of student assessments. Trevor informed us about school uniforms. Dan gave a parent's perspective, Monica also spoke and Gail explained the pay structure of teachers from the past and present.

Hazel

The Table Topics were evaluated by Christiane and Marlene.

A well conducted Business Meeting was chaired by Gail.

Gail

General Evaluator Leanne gave praises for the many well done segments, and an overall view (like a report card of the Meeting). 

Leanne

Awards:

Best Speech John T., Best Evaluator Christiane, Best Table Topic Gail, Most Improved Gokul.

Well done again to the efficient team who set up the facilities for hybrid Meetings.