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jdmkleinBad news:
i got lost today. i was on my way to the office and i got lost. i've driven to work and back nearly every day since i got my own car and today i got lost. i don't know how i did it. i drove around for about 15 minutes before i found something that made sense to me, a road that looked as if it were made for busy traffic. When i finally found a sign i could read and then to a road i knew, i was so turned around in my mind that i thought i was driving north and i was actually headed south so i had to make a u-turn at the traffic light. i wasn't frightened at the time, it was more like bewildered. i still don't know how i got there. Well that is what being lost means i guess. The more i thought about it today, though the more upset it made me. At first when i told Master, He laughed, which embarrassed me. Which upset me even more. i have no idea how it happened. Is this a first sign of early onset Alzheimer's?
Good news:
Got paid today for summer school. As much as i enjoyed teaching this summer, this is not a place i would do it for free. i've not been under any stress this summer other than teaching stress of getting papers graded in a timely manner. The other teacher who is teaching this course has just about had it, but i have really enjoyed it. I haven't had nearly the stress in summer that i have in the normal semester. i don't have whiney ass teachers coming in and crying or bitching or blaming me for their own stupidity. i don't have meetings or phone calls from higher up adminstrative types. i don't have nearly the number of students coming in to me crying about their grade or how mean their teacher is. Summer school is a blessing. It allows me to do what i love actually be in the classroom teaching.
The bad news:
The salary was not what i expected it to be. It was more. Way way more. Over 900 dinars more. Now i know i'm a great teacher, but even i don't think i'm that great. Saturday i have to call the assistant Admin Director and ask him to find out what happened. i don't want to spend a penny of that money until i know just exactly how much of it is really mine. Master says i should just keep my mouth shut and keep it in the bank and earn interest off it. Then when the university realizes its mistake i can turn it back to them and have made some money. Somehow that doesn't feel right to me. But i did find out that all three of the teachers got the same pay. So now i don't know what to think. But i'm still not spending a single fil until i know how much is mine.
Good news:
Today was the last regular day of class. Review on Saturday, grade last essay on Sunday, Final exam on Monday, grade Final and recapitulate the grades, Tuesday one hour for the students to come and look at their final and hand in the final grades. Wednesday sleep in a bit and then go out and buy underwear for the plane trip. Thursday morning i'm on my way back to the land of my birth.
i got lost today. i was on my way to the office and i got lost. i've driven to work and back nearly every day since i got my own car and today i got lost. i don't know how i did it. i drove around for about 15 minutes before i found something that made sense to me, a road that looked as if it were made for busy traffic. When i finally found a sign i could read and then to a road i knew, i was so turned around in my mind that i thought i was driving north and i was actually headed south so i had to make a u-turn at the traffic light. i wasn't frightened at the time, it was more like bewildered. i still don't know how i got there. Well that is what being lost means i guess. The more i thought about it today, though the more upset it made me. At first when i told Master, He laughed, which embarrassed me. Which upset me even more. i have no idea how it happened. Is this a first sign of early onset Alzheimer's?
Good news:
Got paid today for summer school. As much as i enjoyed teaching this summer, this is not a place i would do it for free. i've not been under any stress this summer other than teaching stress of getting papers graded in a timely manner. The other teacher who is teaching this course has just about had it, but i have really enjoyed it. I haven't had nearly the stress in summer that i have in the normal semester. i don't have whiney ass teachers coming in and crying or bitching or blaming me for their own stupidity. i don't have meetings or phone calls from higher up adminstrative types. i don't have nearly the number of students coming in to me crying about their grade or how mean their teacher is. Summer school is a blessing. It allows me to do what i love actually be in the classroom teaching.
The bad news:
The salary was not what i expected it to be. It was more. Way way more. Over 900 dinars more. Now i know i'm a great teacher, but even i don't think i'm that great. Saturday i have to call the assistant Admin Director and ask him to find out what happened. i don't want to spend a penny of that money until i know just exactly how much of it is really mine. Master says i should just keep my mouth shut and keep it in the bank and earn interest off it. Then when the university realizes its mistake i can turn it back to them and have made some money. Somehow that doesn't feel right to me. But i did find out that all three of the teachers got the same pay. So now i don't know what to think. But i'm still not spending a single fil until i know how much is mine.
Good news:
Today was the last regular day of class. Review on Saturday, grade last essay on Sunday, Final exam on Monday, grade Final and recapitulate the grades, Tuesday one hour for the students to come and look at their final and hand in the final grades. Wednesday sleep in a bit and then go out and buy underwear for the plane trip. Thursday morning i'm on my way back to the land of my birth.
