Back in the Classroom Again...

It would take too long to explain some of the things that happened during my last teaching assignment - at least more time than I have tonight to write.

Let's just say that I had some doubts about getting the assignment I wanted thanks to some shenanigans that occurred. But, I did express my concerns to the coordinator, and she seems to think it important to look out for my interests, so she gave me my choice of assignments.

I'll be teaching during the fall semester; it's a good one to have here in the Midwest. The didactic portion of class will be finished before Thanksgiving, and the students should finish up the clinical portion of their classes in good time. Plus, the weather generally hasn't begun to get rough for driving to and from class.

I may have a co-instructor for the class, too. If I do, it will definitely be to the advantage of the class. I'll talk to the coordinator about that next week.

The nice thing, though, is that it's only one semester of teaching instead of three like I did last year. And that is good. I'll still be teaching the nursing boot camps throughout the year, and another area college wants some phlebotomy training as well, so there are definite opportunities abounding!

Definitely going to have to make sure I schedule some vacation time though, and not just days off, but real, honest-to-goodness "away" time.

I'm sure I'll need the break!