--Had a final exam with a super unfair professor, but I felt like I did well with all the questions. No idea how he will grade it, but I did absolutely as well as I could have, and didn't feel like anything caught me off guard. And am now DONE with that class!!!
--After a chilly weekend, it was sunny and 72 degrees. Maybe this seems trivial, but my mood is hugely affected by weather, especially during the winter when days are so short.
--Got to teach my adviser's -ology class for him. I taught at my undergrad university, but it was labs with short (15 minutish) intro lectures that had the material already outlined. This was a full 50 minute lecture that I had to do from scratch. It ate up most of my time over Thanksgiving break, but I think it went really well!!! The class was responsive and engaged, and my professor was complimentary and said he wants to make a habit of using me from now on.
I really, really love how I feel when I am teaching. It's like for that class period, just temporarily, I become the person that I really want to be. I'm very passionate about my area of research, and I want to make other people to see why it's so worthwhile, so I really try to convey its awesomeness to the fullest extent that I can. It's hard to explain, but it really puts me on Cloud 9, and I love interacting with students. Granted, at this stage they're only a couple of years younger than me, but that doesn't really intimidate me, and I'm very comfortable with public speaking.
So, good news, I am feeling very happy this evening, enough of an outlier on the Cammy Mood-o-meter that I thought it warranted a mention. Still lots of things left to do and stress over, but that's part of this time of semester. ED-wise I have actually done very poorly today, but I am hoping that the mood-boosters I got will help me get a better grip on that for the rest of the week.
Also, I now have a "Cammy" account on Twitter, so e-mail or add me if you're on there as well!
5 comments:
Just want to comment on the "I become the persona that I really want to be" quote. I think that's a huge step in recovery and in life.
I'm so glad you had a great day! Congrats on the lecture! That's a big deal! I'm not surprised that the class was engaged and the professor wants to use you more! I can imagine you as a very skilled public speaker.
Is your area of research part of the anonymity of your blog or are you allowed to tell us? (I'm just a curious person... interested in what people research)
It's good to know that you feel so great when teaching. Knowing that you like being in leadership positions where you have control over your product (you got to create your own lecture) will help you as you find your way into careers.
Now, go kick some ED ass tomorrow! You've got this!
I'm inthemainstream on Twitter if you want to be friends! (=
That's so awesome that you felt right at home & your prof wants to incorporate your teaching more into the classroom. What a great feeling that must be - I'm happy for you!
my mood is really affected by the weather as well.
Unfair professors suck! I'm glad you did well on the test, though.
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