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{{dc|S}}{{start|o, I really don’t know what’s going to happen.}} I have met the publisher’s deadline for submitting ''Lipton’s'', but there is no signed contract from the NM estate. Nor does it seem likely. I see a major crossroads up ahead for me. I’m not sleeping well, and my motivation is circling the drain. There’s been no more response about my teaching schedule for the spring, so I guess I should just plan to teach what I’ve been assigned. My freshmen all have different writing issues, and I don’t really think addressing them in class is sufficient; I’m pretty convinced that 1101 needs to be at least partially a tutorial course. This is something I need to come to terms with, since it seems that as long as I’m at MGA, I will have to teach 1101. And 1102. | {{dc|S}}{{start|o, I really don’t know what’s going to happen.}} That fact might be the worst part. I have met the publisher’s deadline for submitting ''Lipton’s'', but there is no signed contract from the NM estate. Nor does it seem likely. I see a major crossroads up ahead for me. I’m not sleeping well, and my motivation is circling the drain. There’s been no more response about my teaching schedule for the spring, so I guess I should just plan to teach what I’ve been assigned. My freshmen all have different writing issues, and I don’t really think addressing them in class is sufficient; I’m pretty convinced that 1101 needs to be at least partially a tutorial course. This is something I need to come to terms with, since it seems that as long as I’m at MGA, I will have to teach 1101. And 1102. | ||
<!-- Speaking of teaching, I made a couple of very reasonable requests to tweak my teaching schedule for the spring—basically, ''not'' to have four preps, nor a four-day schedule, and to teach my upper-level literature course face-to-face, and I received this reply this morning: | |||
{{cquote|[A]s the Spring schedule evolves, I’m watching your course assignments. Based on what we need at this moment, the schedule is standing – although as we watch enrollment (and open more classes as needed), I’ve got your concerns in mind. I taught many 4-prep semesters and know it creates difficulties.<br /><br />The upper-level course does need to be fully online, due to needs of secondary ed concentration people.}} | |||
Translation: you will teach what we assign you. Period. When no accommodation at all is made for my requests, I feel like I’m being targeted. Here's the response I began drafting: | |||
{{cquote|For clarity: you are unable to work with me on a single one of my schedule requests for this spring. Is this correct? I honestly fail to see who this benefits at all. It seem punitive and frankly just recalcitrant. Am I being punished for some reason? }} | |||
Like it makes any difference.--> | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:23, 2 November 2022
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So, I really don’t know what’s going to happen. That fact might be the worst part. I have met the publisher’s deadline for submitting Lipton’s, but there is no signed contract from the NM estate. Nor does it seem likely. I see a major crossroads up ahead for me. I’m not sleeping well, and my motivation is circling the drain. There’s been no more response about my teaching schedule for the spring, so I guess I should just plan to teach what I’ve been assigned. My freshmen all have different writing issues, and I don’t really think addressing them in class is sufficient; I’m pretty convinced that 1101 needs to be at least partially a tutorial course. This is something I need to come to terms with, since it seems that as long as I’m at MGA, I will have to teach 1101. And 1102.
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