The first day of classes is always exciting. The campus seems fresh, as if has awoken from a summer slumber. Teaching in the summer was fast-paced but the campus was sleepy. Now it is filled with fresh faces and energy.
The weather yesterday was perfect--not too warm, but sunny and breezy. It felt as if fall is just around the corner. My first class, Eng 101, was at 8 a..m. We had the usual couple students in the wrong place and a few arrived late. The main problem was repro did not make all the necessary copies of the syllabus. I needed 20 and only 10 were made. But we persevered.
My two Eng 102 classes met in the CAI rooms. For the first day, however, we did not have time to do anything on the computers. The classes had a writing assignment and needed to create a Blog and add the course for WebCT. I am impressed that already 3 students have sent me their Blog addresses and a few have submitted the writing assignment via e-mail. What a great start.
Tonight I have Eng 108--Modern Grammar. It's a great class, much more interesting than it sounds. Since it's a small class, we should be able to get a great deal accomplished. I am a self-professed grammar geek, but I try to show students grammar can be fun, and it's useful too.
Another full day of classes tomorrow, so I must finish prepping. It seems there's more to do than I have time for. Summer is officially over.
8am is too early for anything, other than a cup of coffee of course. :) My first class is at 8am as well but mine is a speech class. I'm not exactly looking forward to trying to give speeches at 8 in the morning. I figure I'm going to end up yawing during my speeches . . . a lot.
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