American Graffiti in Exile

mamculuna
10 Dec 2014, 03:32
I Holidailied
Sounds like it is really wearing you down to a nub. It's surprising that a school that expects you to do research doesn't give more release time, TA's, etc., especially if you have tenure.

And…
superplin
10 Dec 2014, 02:36
I Holidailied
I started this semester feeling amazing. I'd earned tenure, I had a bunch of projects I was genuinely excited about, no new preps, a renewed sense of purpose... I was happier than I'd been in years.…
mamculuna
10 Dec 2014, 01:23
I Holidailied
I totally understand that. I think of all that I could have been writing all those years, and teaching just drained the life out of everything else.
superplin
10 Dec 2014, 01:12
I Holidailied
There are so many great things about the job, but most of them get eaten up by the not-so-great things. I actually had a really great teaching semester: good groups of engaged students, most with a…
mamculuna
10 Dec 2014, 01:06
I Holidailied
In my world, you're more than welcome to bitch about teaching and any aspect of it! We go out to eat and drink and whine about it, we gather at the mailbox and roll our eyes, we complain! And we're…