Unearthing myself

Yes, I've been buried. Being an instructor at MegaCorp College really is a lot of work (even if it's only one class.)

Besides my seven login accounts, I got surprised with advising duties recently. Yes, I know, most smart schools only allow the crack, full-time professors to advise students, but since MCC is a check the box kind of school, I got tasked with "advising" students.

What, you ask, did I have to do?

1. I decided to read my e-mail before class and I found out I had to complete this task by the end of the week. Since that was the last day of my week, it became a priority.

2. When I discussed it with a student who came early, and showed her the form, she had never seen it.

3. I showed each student their grade to date in the learning management system. The midterm was ugly. Had I not used the analysis to throw out questions, I would have had even more Fs.

4. With the analysis, I just had more work (adding points back). Depending on the student, I had the potential to add back 36 points out of 200.

5. Thankfully, most of the students came back after the midterm. Still have a couple of stragglers. Will see how that goes.

Thanks for listening. I'll be escaping (literally and figuratively) to a remote town known only to famous authors. I'll be hiding out doing nothing, except enjoying some time with Dahey and Bubba. It should be fun.

Until next time...stay tuned  for more educational adventures.