Grading, grading, grading
"Discipline" seems to be the theme this week.
Gave my final on Monday. Then did....something for about 5 hours. Oh! I know! I let a student make up the final and let another student make up her presentation for class and looked for a room for the workshop I was running the next day (after the one I had got canceled), bought supplies for the workshop, and ran other errands.
I graded exams for a while (even though I didn't want to) and then worked on the workshop presentation until after midnight (even though I was REALLY tired since the final was at 8:00 AM that day) even though I knew I had to get up at 5:30 AM the next morning (which I really didn't want to do).
I got up at 5:30 (YAWN!!) and got everything ready and set up for the workshop at 8:30. At 12:30 I was done and took my son out for a sushi lunch, went home and have been grading exams on and off for 5 hours (which I really don't want to do).
Now, obviously, I am "taking a break" writing in LiveJournal.
I should go back to grading (which I don't want to do) because the grades needs to be in tomorrow and the exams are only 1/3 of what I have to grade for this class.
This sounds like bitching and, honestly, it is a bit. However, I am also reminding myself that I AM disciplined when it comes down to it. I didn't want to do anything that I have been doing the past couple of days but I AM doing it. I have tenure. I could just pass out grades with minimal grading and comments. I won't lose my job over it.
However, that lacks integrity and professionalism and those two things are very important to me.
I also took an oath when I started training in iai that I would follow the principles of Bushido in all aspects of my life and slacking at my work would be a violation of those principles.
So it's back to grading.
Since I am being disciplined I will put in some iai practice when I need my next break from the grading.
Gave my final on Monday. Then did....something for about 5 hours. Oh! I know! I let a student make up the final and let another student make up her presentation for class and looked for a room for the workshop I was running the next day (after the one I had got canceled), bought supplies for the workshop, and ran other errands.
I graded exams for a while (even though I didn't want to) and then worked on the workshop presentation until after midnight (even though I was REALLY tired since the final was at 8:00 AM that day) even though I knew I had to get up at 5:30 AM the next morning (which I really didn't want to do).
I got up at 5:30 (YAWN!!) and got everything ready and set up for the workshop at 8:30. At 12:30 I was done and took my son out for a sushi lunch, went home and have been grading exams on and off for 5 hours (which I really don't want to do).
Now, obviously, I am "taking a break" writing in LiveJournal.
I should go back to grading (which I don't want to do) because the grades needs to be in tomorrow and the exams are only 1/3 of what I have to grade for this class.
This sounds like bitching and, honestly, it is a bit. However, I am also reminding myself that I AM disciplined when it comes down to it. I didn't want to do anything that I have been doing the past couple of days but I AM doing it. I have tenure. I could just pass out grades with minimal grading and comments. I won't lose my job over it.
However, that lacks integrity and professionalism and those two things are very important to me.
I also took an oath when I started training in iai that I would follow the principles of Bushido in all aspects of my life and slacking at my work would be a violation of those principles.
So it's back to grading.
Since I am being disciplined I will put in some iai practice when I need my next break from the grading.