For my next placement I'm being sent to a Roman Catholic school. If I can manage until June without singing Monty Python I'll deserve some kind of medal.

I hope I don't have to take mass.

Though communion would be okay.

A pupil asked me what I got for Christmas.

Me: "Oh, a few CDs and DVDs, the usual sort of stuff."

Ignorant pupil: "What CDs did you get?"

Me: "Er, the Clash, Led Zep, lots of old stuff."

Ignorant pupil: "Who?"

Me: "What?"

Ignorant pupil: "Who are they?"

Me: "You don't know who the clash or Led Zeppelin are?"

Ignorant pupil: "No."

I despair. How are we supposed to teach them anything when they don't even know what Led Zeppelin are? There's just no hope with some people.