Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Whewf!
Well, I made it to the end of my first term. Oh, I still have marking to do, and I haven't quite figured out how to come up with the final grades and submit them (help!), but that will all work itself out, I'm sure. The important thing is, I don't have to teach anymore for a month or more! I like the teaching part, really. If there's one thing that has astounded me about this experience it's the realization that I am completely comfortable standing in front of a class full of people. Well, I do get nervous, but it's a good kind of performance nervous that helps me, energy-wise.
The big, sweet, overwhelming thing is this: I will never have to do a first semester of teaching again. I did it, and while it may not have been perfect (it most certainly wasn't), I think I can say it was a success overall. So, although I'm looking forward to changing some of the things I did, never doing some things again and trying some ideas I've had in the last few days, I will now spend a couple of days just taking in the truly amazing fact that I DIDN'T COMPLETELY FUCK IT UP.
Maybe I shouldn't say that until I've submitted the grades...Oh, what the hell, let's live dangerously, eh?
Well, I made it to the end of my first term. Oh, I still have marking to do, and I haven't quite figured out how to come up with the final grades and submit them (help!), but that will all work itself out, I'm sure. The important thing is, I don't have to teach anymore for a month or more! I like the teaching part, really. If there's one thing that has astounded me about this experience it's the realization that I am completely comfortable standing in front of a class full of people. Well, I do get nervous, but it's a good kind of performance nervous that helps me, energy-wise.
The big, sweet, overwhelming thing is this: I will never have to do a first semester of teaching again. I did it, and while it may not have been perfect (it most certainly wasn't), I think I can say it was a success overall. So, although I'm looking forward to changing some of the things I did, never doing some things again and trying some ideas I've had in the last few days, I will now spend a couple of days just taking in the truly amazing fact that I DIDN'T COMPLETELY FUCK IT UP.
Maybe I shouldn't say that until I've submitted the grades...Oh, what the hell, let's live dangerously, eh?
# posted by becca : 11:46 AM
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I'm happy to hear that it's over and know that you did a great job. Is it still your dream job?
Squirrel (The Great White Snowy kind)
Squirrel (The Great White Snowy kind)
# posted by 
: 4:21 AM
: 4:21 AM
That remains to be determined. The highs are very high, but so far the lows are very low. It might even out with experience, but if it doesn't, I might find that it's too hard on me emotionally.
Congrats on surviving your first semester! It really does get easier - you know what to expect, you start to recognize patterns, and you get a much better idea of how to deal with everything. I hope you stick with it!
Thanks Maggie. Your help was invaluable, and I thank you very much. My students loved Black Bird, BTW. I think I'll use that one again if I ever get to teach this course again.
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