Next week the new semester (Sem26117) begins. I am always a little jittery before classes start. Weird, I know, because I have been teaching for a long time. Funnily enough, the jitters are always there. Right until I enter my first class of the semester, then it magically goes away.
I have thought about this. I mean, I know what I am doing after all. If I were to guess why this happens, I’d say it is the anticipation of the ‘unknown’. The students, the atmosphere. Are they receptive? Rebellious? Callous? Spawn of Darth Vader?
You cannot help but envision many, many different scenarios. I want my class to fun and educational and character building. You looked at the list of pre-registered students and a gamut of thoughts run through your mind: “Yeay, they are in my class…score!“, “Yikes, he is baaaaacckkk…..”, “Oh dear God give me patience…“.
Just HAD to do this!
