“Blogs are a conversation no one wanted to have with you.” 😀

I guess I technically have one full semester "under my belt" as a program coordinator, so here are some reflections on what I've learned thus far... It's a lot more email . But unfortunately, it's not the silly-almost-annoying kinds of email from students; no, it's more info dumping from others or requests from others and forwards from others and constant bookstore requests and WOW. I told someone the other day that I truly miss the "what did we do in class?" emails from students. I do. It's a helluva lot more trouble-shooting , especially the schedule.  It's a puzzle that has a 1000 pieces and those pieces change shape while you're sleeping. I've reflected more on why I'm teaching, why I do all things I do, and what my purpose is. I've observed so much more about others, and what occurred to me today - and caused me to blog out this entry - is that a lot of my energy is spent on tweaking my messages to others and pondering w...