Maybe I need to add another blog. Titled the things I wish I could say. The rationale... Well...Students! They are sometimes....well...amazing! And I do not mean this kindly. Case in point, the Spring semester begins tomorrow. One of my classes begins tomorrow and tonight at 11:00 I receive an e-mail informing me that this student will not be in class and that I am to inform them of what they are missing. So replay professionally but firmly informing them that they are responsible for the work and will need to come to my office hours to find out what they have missed. But would I would like to say is....
"Really. You think this is the best way to start off. Good to know you think so highly of my class. Thank you. I just have one question, do you call in sick for the first day of work?" (now she is not sick, she has and "appointment" with no other information offered)
Far too often I wish I could work at an ed debevic's where I could say all the snarky things that come to mind.
"Prof. ******, I really need an A in this class" - Good for you, Earn it!
"Prof. ******, I don't think you understand how hard I worked on this" - Well I do understand you may have worked hard on this. However had you read the directions you would have seen that you didn't do the assignment. Copying something from Wikipedia is not acceptable.
Luckily every semester I do have a few students that make is all worth it. I do love teaching but every semester there are always a few.
SO... tomorrow is the start of things. This semester I can already tell will be challenging. Students, course work, but also the challenges I have else where. Internal struggles that seem to creep out and go BOOOOOO!!! At the oddest times.
This semester I need to just focus. NO worries about other peoples publications, or projects. All I can do is focus on my own work. I am not sure if I already mentioned this (and I am far too lazy to look) UGH.... I am far to OCD not to look. And I did not mention this...silly me. I recently opened a fortune cookie the other day (BTW I LOVE those things) and it told me that in three months things professionally would be looking up. So... I have dated it and placed it in my planner. So we will see. I am hoping so because I need something to move. I watch and hear about soo many others progressing in some areas and I feel as if I am stuck in quicksand. I move and struggle to work, yet... nothing I still stink. So I am going to stop struggling. I am going to focus, and work. And it will happen. I am much further in some areas (which people love to remind me) but in other areas... AHHHHHHHH. I just HATE it. I wish this didn't bother me so much... but it does. Lord help me!
WOW.... I love Pandora!!!! Great songs come in at just the right time! (As I proceed to chair dance and lip sync to Love Fool by the Cardigans)
Say that you love me...
I know that you need me...
Soo a song from.... well let us just say a long time ago.
And now we follow this by Sweat Dreams by the Eurythmics! NICE!!!!
Ok time to pack lunch for tomorrow. More to come I am sure!
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