Day 1.5
Ok so I'm home, fed, and sitting on the couch and today is the end of day 1.5 of students. Yesterday was good, but having 20 Freshmen for 10 minutes and then 1 other Freshman for 10 minutes doesn't really count as a whole day.
Teaching is as awesome as it ever could be. Full of interesting surprises, like when I talked with a class about the racial/ethnic undertones of the movie 300, and a quick overview of the political messages there also. Awesome! I think that it blew the students' minds a bit, and I do love talking about topics that have no seemingly tie to mathematics.
For the courses, oh god the courses. My Algebra I-C will be awesome, more fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants style of class where I'll have more freedom, but my Geometry As will be a bit harder since I'm expected to be on the same page relatively as the other Geometry teacher. Oh well, live, learn, get paid, have fun.
And did I mention that I'm riding 20 miles a day on my bike? 20 miles! It's awesome and will be awesome even in the rain. My only negative thought on it is: fuck the north wind. Fuck it, and fuck it hard. Makes riding in certain areas like riding in a wind tunnel and slows me down when all I want is a beer at home.
20 miles!
Teaching is as awesome as it ever could be. Full of interesting surprises, like when I talked with a class about the racial/ethnic undertones of the movie 300, and a quick overview of the political messages there also. Awesome! I think that it blew the students' minds a bit, and I do love talking about topics that have no seemingly tie to mathematics.
For the courses, oh god the courses. My Algebra I-C will be awesome, more fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants style of class where I'll have more freedom, but my Geometry As will be a bit harder since I'm expected to be on the same page relatively as the other Geometry teacher. Oh well, live, learn, get paid, have fun.
And did I mention that I'm riding 20 miles a day on my bike? 20 miles! It's awesome and will be awesome even in the rain. My only negative thought on it is: fuck the north wind. Fuck it, and fuck it hard. Makes riding in certain areas like riding in a wind tunnel and slows me down when all I want is a beer at home.
20 miles!
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