Preparation
Had an overload of dreaming last night / this morning, all clearly borne from my deeply embedded and only sometimes acknowledged anxiety of not being prepared to teach this summer.
There was no particular timeline, but all the basic fears were represented… coming in day one and having nearly none of my TAs arriving on time or at all. Worse, having a couple actually show and all they would do was goof off in a corner. My co-instructors completely missing in action.
I didn’t have TIC groups prepared so couldn’t seat people immediately… tried making them on the fly and students grumbled at having to move. AIC students hating me for my lack of planning. Students who were bored. Students who were bored and playing games already.
Even the lab itself was completely reorganized, as well as relatively disorganized… tables and computers moved in a totally new formation that was completely non-conducive to our “groups” mentality… some computers not working, spacing uneven so people were cramped, and the overhead lighting not working in some places and flickering.
My subconscious is so dramatic.
