Teaching / start of new semester
I’ve entered confidence building mode today. Had all the confidence in the world yesterday, but I don’t have quite as much today. So I’m slowly working up energy and confidence necessary to go in and dominate a classroom that will likely have students hanging from the ceiling to fit in. Here’s the plan:
- Start by telling all the people who want to add the class that they need to get the fuck out because we’re full up
- Handing out 6 sets of 4 cards from a poker deck, and have the students arrange into groups
- Write name, office location and hours, phone, and vista only for email on the board
- Tell them where they can purchase the lab manual for $10 (rm 234)
- Ask them to raise hand if they are a freshman
- Ask them to raise hand if they are a sophomore
- Ask them to raise hand if they are a junior
- Ask them to raise hand if they are a senior or super-senior
- Send attendance sheet, and have them state their name, where they’re from and what their major is or possibly could be, if they’re in a frat/soro
- Introduce metric system (temp, length, mass, time, and volume)
- Go over measurement equipment
- Tell them to start the lab and describe where the outdoor portion is
Seems fairly simple, but somehow I know one of these stupid bastards is going to fuck it up. Either way, it will still be a confidence building day!