3 posts tagged “teaching”
What have you been putting off all weekend?
Admitting that school starts again tomorrow. Thus the long-distance get-away (see below), which was a blast, by the way. Photos soon!
Wow, I just had the fastest 6 weeks of my life. I just finished teaching my summer course today, and the time flew by! It was such a painless class that it was barely even noticeable. Great students, good level of effort on their part, lots of comfort and fun on my part-- all in all I feel like I didn't earn the money. (I think that is a good thing....)
What's scary is that now it's almost July. No more excuses for stalling on the dissertation proposal. We all need a rest, and I know I've earned one. Some good travels coming up, many afternoons planned at the beach, pleasure reading on the table. All good, important things. But if I don't at least have a clearer sense of how I'm gonna answer this question I have by September 1, I'm gonna feel like crap. (For the record, I know what I want to do for my dissertation, but I don't yet know exactly how, i.e. where, I'm going to do it.) I have an important conversation scheduled for Monday. And I know some literature review stuff, post-comps, that I can work on as well. I'll get there. I still think a ready or near-ready proposal is realistic by late summer or early fall. But I'm not a gal who likes unknowns. And this is a big question mark in my life.
So while the last 6 weeks have sped by, I'd love for the time to slow down for the next 2 months. I desperately need it. Where do I submit that request?
What did you dream about last night?
Teaching. I often dream about teaching, either reworking something that happened in class that day, or rehearsing something for the next day. I teach in my sleep. It's a problem. Particularly because last night I dreamed I only had about 30% attendance, and they were laughing at me.
This might have something to do with
A) the fact that yesterday in class I said that the market doesn't care what your intentions are with a commodity. I said "You could take this marker and use it to pick your nose." They thought it was funny, and they also thought that I was a freak. Laughing with, and at, me. And,
B) I've had only so-so attendance (85% or so) in what is supposed to be my "good class" this week, and clearly I'm internalizing it.... despite the reality that I would skip class this week if I were a student!
I'm at work even when I dream. Can't a girl catch a break?