My pal K was a T.A. mentor during my first year at UNM. One of her bits of advice that I distinctly remember was not to over-schedule student conferences.
Did I take that advice to heart?
No, dear reader, I did not. What did I do?
I scheduled 38 conferences for the day. One student didn’t show, and I’m not sure I’m going to dock her grade for it.
Prof. Beverly is a tired lady. I really need to find my reading glasses.
I should work on my grant that’s due on Thursday, but I can’t think any more. I might be able to knit. I have some finishing work to do on a baby sweater, but it may be too much for me right this moment. I’m thinking the sushi wallet kit I bought from my favorite on-line shop might be the perfect post-conference day project.
Besides. Thursday I meet my newly-minted MFA friend Amy for sushi in Northampton. Amy introduced me to sushi (I only eat veggie rolls…even before I became a vegetarian I abhored seafood of all sort), and I’m always just a little extra happy when I share it with her.
I don’t know what student conferences are, but I’m sure it’s impossible to have 38 in one day! I’m glad we didn’t do this when I was a TA… And I wish we had TA mentors! We were just thrown in, fed to the lions…
Oh my gosh. I can’t believe you had that many student conferences scheduled! No wonder you’re tired. I’m tired just thinking about it! I like the sushi wallet. Very cool. I’ll bet my 20 yo would like one.