Well, it's 11 hours in to a 14 hour day, and with a little luck I will have survived my first day as a college instructor and grad student. I taught ENGL 100 this morning at 8:30am to a bunch of first-semester freshman. I was, for better or worse, their very first college class! I ran short on time and had to email them the full instructions on the assignment, but overall it went pretty well I think. At least I didn't lose my voice, trip over a chair, or have a student cry for an extended period of time, which all happened to my various colleagues.
My classes so far have been strictly introductory, so not much to report on them yet. I can already tell that I will have to work harder at them than I ever have in any class I've taken. I mean if it were easy everyone would do it. Still, time management is key. I'm sure Leah will remind me to stay on track, so she can actually see and talk to me once in awhile :-)
I have one more 3 hour class still to go, and I'm dragging, but maybe we will get out early since it's the first night. I hope. It's been a long day...but a good one as well. Even if I fail out, I can now say I've taught at the collegiate level. And that's certainly something. - John
My classes so far have been strictly introductory, so not much to report on them yet. I can already tell that I will have to work harder at them than I ever have in any class I've taken. I mean if it were easy everyone would do it. Still, time management is key. I'm sure Leah will remind me to stay on track, so she can actually see and talk to me once in awhile :-)
I have one more 3 hour class still to go, and I'm dragging, but maybe we will get out early since it's the first night. I hope. It's been a long day...but a good one as well. Even if I fail out, I can now say I've taught at the collegiate level. And that's certainly something. - John
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