Or not really.

I. Am. Still. Doing. My. Summer. Work. School starts in a week and a half.  The only thing motivating to get my work done now is the fact that husband and I are taking a little vacation at the end of the week before the madness starts on Monday.  School doesn’t officially start until Wednesday the 2nd which is ridiculous because its not a full week and its RIGHT before labor day.  Why not wait until after Labor Day?

I’m so totally unready for the new school year.  I think its because its my second year and I am not as worried as I was last year.  I have no orientations to attend.  But being in denial is not so good sometimes.  I know I will have to prepare a syllabus in a week and a half. I will also have to start reading in a week.  I’ve been reading in a very hurried, hyper focused way all summer but without the benefit of class discussions to supplement my understanding.  I am looking forward to some class discussion but sometimes it can seem trivial like I’ve been through it already so why must we repeat ourselves?

My schedule is very full.  In addition to taking three classes, TA’ing and leading sections, I am sitting in on another undergrad class because it is a good idea. It really is.

Here we go…

My work is turned in.  I still have some grading to do. Or a lot of grading.  I need to coherently bring my thoughts on this semester together and write about it.  However, knowing me and my attention span that won’t happen for awhile.

I have some thoughts on teaching too that I feel isn’t appropriate to share in such a public place. However, I will say this: it many ways it was a real joy toward the end to be teaching something I knew so well.  Whether or not my students felt the same way is a different case altogether.

I also am hesitant to write about my overall experience in great detail as well.  I will wrote more effectively about it soon enough.  But I do know this I was challenged in brand news ways and that was great.  I’m very excited to be pursuing this line of work

I’d love to sleep for more than five hours though sometimes this week!