Long overdue update
Somewhere along the line, I became a college professor at the local community college. I'm excited. Between this, the Jewish community here, and school, I feel like I am where I belong.
This week has been rough, though.
Tuesday, I set up in the wrong class and told all of the waiting students that THEY were in the wrong room.
Yesterday I lost my keys. I panicked. However, a student lost his keys, and since I had already taken a trip to the police station, I told him that is where he could find his, because they fit the description of the keys that had been found. I then found my own keys... In my purse.
Today I had a brain fart. A student asked what syntax was. I froze. I wrote syntax: how words fit together.
Then, I told myself that that was not the correct answer. I froze again. I looked it up on Wikipedia. I thrust my chalk at the board in triumph and told the class that Yoda does not use good syntax and got a room full of blank stares.
By the end of the class, I had convinced myself all of my students think I am an idiot. Then, two or three stayed to ask questions.
Teaching is hard. But, since I am exciting about my class tomorrow, which is a different class covering the same material as today. I took a few minutes to prepare my materials a tad better than those for today's class. Hopefully, I will wow my T-Th class on Tuesday.
It's hard, but it's exciting!
This week has been rough, though.
Tuesday, I set up in the wrong class and told all of the waiting students that THEY were in the wrong room.
Yesterday I lost my keys. I panicked. However, a student lost his keys, and since I had already taken a trip to the police station, I told him that is where he could find his, because they fit the description of the keys that had been found. I then found my own keys... In my purse.
Today I had a brain fart. A student asked what syntax was. I froze. I wrote syntax: how words fit together.
Then, I told myself that that was not the correct answer. I froze again. I looked it up on Wikipedia. I thrust my chalk at the board in triumph and told the class that Yoda does not use good syntax and got a room full of blank stares.
By the end of the class, I had convinced myself all of my students think I am an idiot. Then, two or three stayed to ask questions.
Teaching is hard. But, since I am exciting about my class tomorrow, which is a different class covering the same material as today. I took a few minutes to prepare my materials a tad better than those for today's class. Hopefully, I will wow my T-Th class on Tuesday.
It's hard, but it's exciting!