Cupcakes take the cake

Yeah, that was pretty sweet. I wonder if he ate the cupcake afterwards?

So, that school thing. Wow.

It is, to put it mildly, kicking my ass.

But mostly in a good way.

The "bad" part is just the sheer amount of time that goes into this. But that's also the good part, if that makes sense. I enjoy the readng, the planning, the analyzing, the arranging of lesson plans. I don't really like straight-forward lectures but instead prefer the participation approach - which is proving to be a bit of a challenge. Not that the students aren't up to it - they are, they're very, very bright (Indeed, I suspect, they may generally be smarter than me with nothing but age and life experience giving me that teacherly edge). It's just that they're mostly quiet and aside from a few regulars, I have to work hard to draw them out. I'm hoping that as the semester goes on they'll start to feel more comfortable.

I just wish I had more time in the day, you know? Oh wait, grading papers - that's a veritable "bad" part. Very time-consuming and always fraught wtih the worry about being as fair and objective and clear as possible in the grading. Maybe I'm overworrying?

Also, I seem to be getting my first real kick-ass cold of the season - let the winter games begin!