I Got A Job! Suckers!!

It’s been a while… sorry about that. I’ve been pretty busy as of late. Christmas was great. I spent the holiday with my family and then the two weeks following up in Canadia (as Misha likes to say). I was feeling a little overwhelmed for a while as I was hired for a part time teaching job at a (nearly) local community college a mere 5 days before Christmas. I’m happy about having a job and excited to be teaching. It should be a great experience/resume builder. The only thing is that I do have some nervousness about being the primary lecturer. I’ve only ever been a substitute lecturer if the prof is out of town for a conference or something of that sort. This time, I give each and every lecture. I am also in total control over the quizzes and exams (evil laugh here). It will be interesting to see what the students think of me. It was recommended to me that the first time a student asks a question that I stare him down and say… “Didn’t you read any of the book”… or something of that sort. Since I want to have fairly good reviews from the students on the evaluations, I’m hesitant to use this strategy. Although I am fairly certain it would make my life much easier. “Much” with a capital M! If nothing else, this experience should make for one or two humorous blog entries.