Aimless Musings...

I think I have a spring break hangover. I didn't go anywhere, or do anything for that matter, but I had a hard time getting myself ready to go this morning. I was looking at my calendar today, and I realized we only have 7 weeks left until finals week. Where does the semester go? It always goes so quickly, and there is still so much left to do. The first semester that I taught, I had no idea how I was going to fill all of those class periods, and now that I have a bit more experience, I wonder how I can get anything accomplished in such a short period of time. Although I'm looking forward to summer, I'm kind of sad that the semester will be wrapping up so soon. Towards the end of the semester I always feel as though my class starts to work really well together, and that my students and I have built a strong rapport, and it always seems as though this is when we can get some serious work done. Unfortunately, the end of the semester comes too quickly, and we can't accomplish anything else together. It makes me wonder if 191 should be a 2 semester class, but that would probably be impossible given the number of students that have to take the class. This has also made me start thinking about my future. This is my final semester, and now comes the daunting task of finding a job. I have to wonder if this will be my final teaching assignment. Will I find a job teaching? Will I find a job at all? Maybe this is why I'm anxious about the semester coming to a close. The stress of school will be over, but I would rather deal with that any day, rather than the stress of a job search.