On the first day of end-of-term, my teaching load gave to me: One student with a burgled truck and all papers gone.
On the second day of end-of-term, my teaching load gave to me: Two cases of Norovirus trying to come to class, and a student with a burgled truck.
On the third day of end-of-term, my teaching load gave to me: Three students with car problems, two cases of Norovirus trying to come to class, and a student with a burgled truck.
On the fourth day of end-of-term, my teaching load gave to me: Four reports I need to file because someone forgot about them, three students with car problems, two cases of Norovirus trying to come to class, and a student with a burgled truck.
On the fifth day of end-of-term, my teaching load gave to me: FIVE POWER OUTAGES! Four reports I need to file because someone forgot about them, three
students with car problems, two cases of Norovirus trying to come to
class, and a student with a burgled truck.
On the sixth day of end-of-term, my teaching load gave to me: Six invites to on-campus social things meeting when I'm in class or exam, FIVE POWER OUTAGES! Four reports I need to file because someone forgot about them, three
students with car problems, two cases of Norovirus trying to come to
class, and a student with a burgled truck.
On the seventh day of end-of-term, my teaching load gave to me: Seven mysterious "i can't be in class today sorry can i have a make-up" messages, Six invites to on-campus social things meeting when I'm in class or
exam, FIVE POWER OUTAGES! Four reports I need to file because someone
forgot about them, three
students with car problems, two cases of Norovirus trying to come to
class, and a student with a burgled truck.
On the eighth day of end-of-term, my teaching load gave to me: eight computer centers with broken printers or no paper, Seven mysterious "i can't be in class today sorry can i have a make-up"
messages, Six invites to on-campus social things meeting when I'm in
class or
exam, FIVE POWER OUTAGES! Four reports I need to file because someone
forgot about them, three
students with car problems, two cases of Norovirus trying to come to
class, and a student with a burgled truck.
On the ninth day of end-of-term, my teaching load gave to me: Nine people with personal problems, eight computer centers with broken printers or no paper, Seven
mysterious "i can't be in class today sorry can i have a make-up"
messages, Six invites to on-campus social things meeting when I'm in
class or
exam, FIVE POWER OUTAGES! Four reports I need to file because someone
forgot about them, three
students with car problems, two cases of Norovirus trying to come to
class, and a student with a burgled truck.
On the tenth day of end-of-term, my teaching load gave to me: Ten mandatory "training sessions for compliance with governmental regulations," Nine people with personal problems, eight computer centers with broken printers or no paper, Seven
mysterious "i can't be in class today sorry can i have a make-up"
messages, Six invites to on-campus social things meeting when I'm in
class or
exam, FIVE POWER OUTAGES! Four reports I need to file because someone
forgot about them, three
students with car problems, two cases of Norovirus trying to come to
class, and a student with a burgled truck.
On the eleventh day of end-of-term, my teaching load gave to me: eleven assignments I have to grade, Ten mandatory "training sessions for compliance with governmental
regulations," Nine people with personal problems, eight computer
centers with broken printers or no paper, Seven
mysterious "i can't be in class today sorry can i have a make-up"
messages, Six invites to on-campus social things meeting when I'm in
class or
exam, FIVE POWER OUTAGES! Four reports I need to file because someone
forgot about them, three
students with car problems, two cases of Norovirus trying to come to
class, and a student with a burgled truck.
On the twelfth day of end-of-term, my teaching load gave to me: twelve reminders I need to order next semester's textbooks and have my syllabi for then already made up, eleven assignments I have to grade, Ten mandatory "training sessions for compliance with governmental
regulations," Nine people with personal problems, eight computer
centers with broken printers or no paper, Seven
mysterious "i can't be in class today sorry can i have a make-up"
messages, Six invites to on-campus social things meeting when I'm in
class or
exam, FIVE POWER OUTAGES! Four reports I need to file because someone
forgot about them, three
students with car problems, two cases of Norovirus trying to come to
class, and a student with a burgled truck.
Yeah. I really want to just sit at home and watch sappy Hallmark Christmas movies and drink hot chocolate and knit. But I can't.
1 comment:
I don't think I could have pulled that off with that much alacrity. Of course, I don't have much of a teaching load, if you know what I mean.
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