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Yesterday was a great event. Nice site, perfect number of attendees, really good feast (I got so full I couldn't even attempt to eat the last two or three dishes) and the apprenticing ceremony went really well. Okay, so I forgot to say about half of what I had planned. Okay, all right already, maybe planned is too strong a word. Sort of thought about things it'd be good to say? Yeah, that's more accurate. ( More about the ceremony )
( And there was food... )
( And Bourbon Balls! )
( And then there was talk of Peer Qualities. )
Sadly, it's back to reality for me now. When I opened my email this morning, I had a note from the teacher of one my classes that starts on June 28; she's posted our syllabus and reading list for the five weeks of the session, along with a note saying that since the session is so short, she expects that we will have completed the first readings and be fully prepared to discuss during the first class. There are 2-4 chapters of the text plus 5-9 readings per session, with a total of about 200 pages of for each class. For each reading, we are to submit a "thoughtful" question, based on "thoughtful" reading, (her quotation marks) by noon the day before class. (Does this mean questions about something we don't understand, or questions that we might put on a test if we were teachers? Geez. I'm not that thoughtful.) Sigh. We also each have two- 20 minute presentations from the assigned readings, and each presentation is to be accompanied by handouts and/or AV materials. AND there's a 7-10 page paper due at the end of the class. Holy crap. No word yet on what the requirements for the other class will be. I'm glad I'll get two weeks off between class and Pennsic. Sadly, though, there's less than a week between the end of Pennsic and the beginning of the Fall semester.
I think I'd better go start reading... and rest up.
( And there was food... )
( And Bourbon Balls! )
( And then there was talk of Peer Qualities. )
Sadly, it's back to reality for me now. When I opened my email this morning, I had a note from the teacher of one my classes that starts on June 28; she's posted our syllabus and reading list for the five weeks of the session, along with a note saying that since the session is so short, she expects that we will have completed the first readings and be fully prepared to discuss during the first class. There are 2-4 chapters of the text plus 5-9 readings per session, with a total of about 200 pages of for each class. For each reading, we are to submit a "thoughtful" question, based on "thoughtful" reading, (her quotation marks) by noon the day before class. (Does this mean questions about something we don't understand, or questions that we might put on a test if we were teachers? Geez. I'm not that thoughtful.) Sigh. We also each have two- 20 minute presentations from the assigned readings, and each presentation is to be accompanied by handouts and/or AV materials. AND there's a 7-10 page paper due at the end of the class. Holy crap. No word yet on what the requirements for the other class will be. I'm glad I'll get two weeks off between class and Pennsic. Sadly, though, there's less than a week between the end of Pennsic and the beginning of the Fall semester.
I think I'd better go start reading... and rest up.
