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Update, part deux
March 19th, 2016 01:16 pmOk, after my last post, I suppose I ought to counter with some of the good things going on in my life.
Despite my degree frustrations, teaching is really going well. I've been branching out into some new areas, and it's been a lot of fun. My basics are humanities & religious studies, so I teach a lot of history of religion classes. Right now I'm doing "Jews, Christians, and Muslims" which I am teaching as a historical survey of the long history of interaction between the three. Im having to do some quick studying up, because 19th & 20th C history are just not my thing, but it's been rewarding. I got to teach a Dante course, and am currently doing Machiavalli, Thomas More & Erasmus.
On the other hand, the Communication MA has let me do some other fun things. I'm doing my second installment of "Digital Game Culture," where we study video games like one would study art or literature. My students get a kick out of bragging to their friends that the get to play video games as homework!
I'm still teaching high school English, and those kids are amazing! We just finished Inferno, are in the middle of King Lear, and are going to read the Mahabarata next. They are such an incredible group; reading their essays after those I get from my college kids is a breath of fresh air, seriously.
My kiddo is a freshman in high school, and doing a bang up job! He's in AP everything, he's taking a college credit course, and his Algebra teacher can't say enough about his ability in math. He's really started to shine this year. He and my ex get along and spend a lot of time together, and I'm glad. But I can't deny it warms my heart when he tells me he prefers to do stuff with me, and we always have a great time together. He is amazing; I would never have gotten through all the upheaval this last year or so without him.
So all is not doom and gloom. It's a mixed batch some days but some days it's pretty darned good. Next time, all the silly stuff. ;)
Despite my degree frustrations, teaching is really going well. I've been branching out into some new areas, and it's been a lot of fun. My basics are humanities & religious studies, so I teach a lot of history of religion classes. Right now I'm doing "Jews, Christians, and Muslims" which I am teaching as a historical survey of the long history of interaction between the three. Im having to do some quick studying up, because 19th & 20th C history are just not my thing, but it's been rewarding. I got to teach a Dante course, and am currently doing Machiavalli, Thomas More & Erasmus.
On the other hand, the Communication MA has let me do some other fun things. I'm doing my second installment of "Digital Game Culture," where we study video games like one would study art or literature. My students get a kick out of bragging to their friends that the get to play video games as homework!
I'm still teaching high school English, and those kids are amazing! We just finished Inferno, are in the middle of King Lear, and are going to read the Mahabarata next. They are such an incredible group; reading their essays after those I get from my college kids is a breath of fresh air, seriously.
My kiddo is a freshman in high school, and doing a bang up job! He's in AP everything, he's taking a college credit course, and his Algebra teacher can't say enough about his ability in math. He's really started to shine this year. He and my ex get along and spend a lot of time together, and I'm glad. But I can't deny it warms my heart when he tells me he prefers to do stuff with me, and we always have a great time together. He is amazing; I would never have gotten through all the upheaval this last year or so without him.
So all is not doom and gloom. It's a mixed batch some days but some days it's pretty darned good. Next time, all the silly stuff. ;)
