Prague Journal

Sunday, September 12, 2004

A rainy Sunday, not conducive to tooting about when one is on foot. Fortunately, the things that rain makes difficult – mainly laundry and shopping – are not essential today. It’s a good excuse to plow through the pages of downloaded emails and stacks of unfinished business that have been piling up over the last several weeks.
The nicest thing about not teaching is not having to spend the first two weeks of September preparing for class. Usually at this time I’m assessing class sizes to determine appropriate course structure and juggling class lists to determine student-team composition. I usually use new texts each fall, so there is also a lot of preparation involved in constructing new syllabi. And, of course, there are obligatory meetings and lunches to launch the new year and announce new programs and policies. What I do miss is the excitement of the start of the year, the new and returning students, and reconnecting with faculty friends who I seldom see over the summer.

posted by JWinn @ 6:39 PM