Wednesday, May 03, 2006
I Thought We Were Done With This
Yesterday morning I get a phone call at work asking if our buyers can come through the house with their agent. I guess they wanted to measure for drapes or something. Anyway, we let them, though that meant I had to call Adrian and have him rush back home to make sure we hadn't left any underwear lying around or anything. Because who knows what they might do with it??
I kind of thought that since they'd signed a contract to buy the house we were done with the whole "hurry up and get out" thing. Apparently not.
One thing I realized today is that I really needed to set up my class schedules a little better. I thought I had balanced exams and such pretty well between the two courses I teach but what i didn't realize was that by making sure i didn't give tests at the same time I'd end up grading one thing after another. By the time the semester ends and final exams are over in three weeks I will have been grading continuousl for about 6 weeks. And we all know how much i hate grading. Though some people seem to like it (hi, Ivan!).
I'm really, really ready for this semester to end. Frankly, it hasn't been my greatest. I'm totally fed up with one of my courses, I was telling a friend that 7 out of my 24 students were actively involved in the class and he said, "7? That's pretty good." Sad. Yeah, I need to step back, step away from students who aren't really interested in learning. And it's entirely possibe that I've dicked it up, taking an interesting course and making it boring. Always a possibility.
I taught a graduate school class for a friend at another university last night. I once said I'd never want to teach grad school, only undergrad, but I have definitely changed my tune. THOSE students were interested.
My folks sent us some money for the new home, which was nice. It will help us outfit it with some nice new stuff. We are leaning more toward West Elm over Bo Concept, and not just because West Elm is much less expensive. Though that's probably at least one reason. Because I am a cheap bastard.
And we made cookies tonight. Yay for cookies!!!
I kind of thought that since they'd signed a contract to buy the house we were done with the whole "hurry up and get out" thing. Apparently not.
One thing I realized today is that I really needed to set up my class schedules a little better. I thought I had balanced exams and such pretty well between the two courses I teach but what i didn't realize was that by making sure i didn't give tests at the same time I'd end up grading one thing after another. By the time the semester ends and final exams are over in three weeks I will have been grading continuousl for about 6 weeks. And we all know how much i hate grading. Though some people seem to like it (hi, Ivan!).
I'm really, really ready for this semester to end. Frankly, it hasn't been my greatest. I'm totally fed up with one of my courses, I was telling a friend that 7 out of my 24 students were actively involved in the class and he said, "7? That's pretty good." Sad. Yeah, I need to step back, step away from students who aren't really interested in learning. And it's entirely possibe that I've dicked it up, taking an interesting course and making it boring. Always a possibility.
I taught a graduate school class for a friend at another university last night. I once said I'd never want to teach grad school, only undergrad, but I have definitely changed my tune. THOSE students were interested.
My folks sent us some money for the new home, which was nice. It will help us outfit it with some nice new stuff. We are leaning more toward West Elm over Bo Concept, and not just because West Elm is much less expensive. Though that's probably at least one reason. Because I am a cheap bastard.
And we made cookies tonight. Yay for cookies!!!
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Great. Now you both have me wanting chocolate chip goodness.
Or oatmeal. Sans raisin, thankyouverymuch.
Or oatmeal. Sans raisin, thankyouverymuch.
I think grad students are generally more interested. Everyone seems to participate in my grad school classes, some a bit to much but everyone wants to share their experience.
okay.. I need to play catch up with you. I've been wondering if you have made it to DC yet so I can crash your house warming *hehehe* Anywho.. let me go read up on what I missed.
By the way.. I actually saved your link on my page. (about time ya think?)
KomplexPhemale aka Blackvelveteen
By the way.. I actually saved your link on my page. (about time ya think?)
KomplexPhemale aka Blackvelveteen
Frankie - how about turtle cookies?
Ivan - you are always cool, because you're a grad student, and there's NOTHING cooler than that (except, of course, for a professor :P)
CR - I know what you mean about some students participating a bit too much, I had a couple of those the other night, too
Patti - you are entitled to all the cookies you want. :-)
Ca va - come to the US and you can have a cookie. For instance, come to LA next week. :P
Komplex - you're probably caught up now SO you know we'll be in DC soon and meeting you soon thereafter, I hope!
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Ivan - you are always cool, because you're a grad student, and there's NOTHING cooler than that (except, of course, for a professor :P)
CR - I know what you mean about some students participating a bit too much, I had a couple of those the other night, too
Patti - you are entitled to all the cookies you want. :-)
Ca va - come to the US and you can have a cookie. For instance, come to LA next week. :P
Komplex - you're probably caught up now SO you know we'll be in DC soon and meeting you soon thereafter, I hope!
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