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I like the *stupid* one! :::sigh:::
Jul. 11th, 2001 11:28 amI had one of those teaching nights where I wanted to stop, level with them, and you know what? It's not working. I'm not feeling the magic, baby. Let's blow this pop stand and go out for coffee and Thin Mints or something. I was all off-- i took too long on some things and too little on others, going all over the map, 4 people showed up late that i didn't know were coming, etc. Maybe having the Red Cross vampires had something to do with it. Last night just goes to show that the success of the class is NOT directly proportional to the amount of time spent preparing the lesson. And why does the community college think that 3 hours a night during the summer is a good thing? Dipshits.
Had to get all of those gripes all at once.
The last half of the night was D's turn at teaching the class. I should've warned her that one of the books we use goes completely batshit over vocabulary, as in shut the fuck up already! too many words. It's also weird to have her ask me for advice, like i know what the hell i'm doing half the time.
The weirdest of all was having my own teaching style handed back to me last night. She's a very good teacher, but she's a not very spontaneous person trying to be spontaneous, and i wanted to hide. Do i always look that silly? Like listening to your own recorded voice-- i do NOT sound like that! But yeah, i guess i do.
I feel guilty for even writing that because i know she's new and she's trying very hard. But she should play to her own strengths, which are considerable, and not try to be someone she isn't. I'm going to email her later in the day with some suggestions (not about this, but other stuff), yadda yadda.
Onto fluffier things. Last night i was telling Vali that i can't add everyone interesting on LJ because my friends page would be HUGE. She's like, so? Your point?
I have to admit, that argument is incredibly freeing. I'll probably add half the planet in the next couple of days and be prisoner to my own friends page.
And now, because i care, and because i'm a truly feeling person who would never make fun of someone at their lowest ebb, i offer to you, AJ, these four words of advice: This Bud's for you.
Trust me, you'll feel better over your sitch after you've put your feet up and cracked open a cold one. Oh, nevermind. I need a drink.
Had to get all of those gripes all at once.
The last half of the night was D's turn at teaching the class. I should've warned her that one of the books we use goes completely batshit over vocabulary, as in shut the fuck up already! too many words. It's also weird to have her ask me for advice, like i know what the hell i'm doing half the time.
The weirdest of all was having my own teaching style handed back to me last night. She's a very good teacher, but she's a not very spontaneous person trying to be spontaneous, and i wanted to hide. Do i always look that silly? Like listening to your own recorded voice-- i do NOT sound like that! But yeah, i guess i do.
I feel guilty for even writing that because i know she's new and she's trying very hard. But she should play to her own strengths, which are considerable, and not try to be someone she isn't. I'm going to email her later in the day with some suggestions (not about this, but other stuff), yadda yadda.
Onto fluffier things. Last night i was telling Vali that i can't add everyone interesting on LJ because my friends page would be HUGE. She's like, so? Your point?
I have to admit, that argument is incredibly freeing. I'll probably add half the planet in the next couple of days and be prisoner to my own friends page.
And now, because i care, and because i'm a truly feeling person who would never make fun of someone at their lowest ebb, i offer to you, AJ, these four words of advice: This Bud's for you.
Trust me, you'll feel better over your sitch after you've put your feet up and cracked open a cold one. Oh, nevermind. I need a drink.
