Dear students: perhaps we haven't met. I'm your teacher. My time is very valuable, I'm amazingly intelligent, and I don't appreciate the following comment: "You don't have anything else going on."
Oh really?
Once again, I challenge you to follow me around for one week and see if you haven't broken down into a sloppy pile of tears and quivers on the floor. You could not handle my life. You don't know that because I, unlike you, don't feel the need to wax poetic about how busy I am, how unfair homework is, how stressful college is. Again I ask you.....do you think I haven't been there? Do you think I was born a stunningly stylish, extremely accomplished, amazing effective, fabulous shoe wearing teacher? Of course you do....because apparently no one bothered to teach you about reality.
Just for kicks, let me list for you my Tuesday November 30th to do list. Now, keep in mind that this is today's to do list. It is not everything I need to do this week, month, semester, or year.....it is what must absolutely, no questions asked be done by the end of today.
1. Grade 27 3-page Italian film papers
2. Grade 14 1020 exams
3. Grade 4 exercises/student for 86 students
4. Finish chapter 3 of my dissertation
5. Finish book review, format, edit, submit to UNC
6. Rewrite sponsorship packet for scholarship and external funding committee
7. Schedule scholarships and external funding committee meeting
8. Reserve room for committee meeting
9. Write agenda for committee meeting
10. Speak with university funding office regarding committee fundraising efforts
11. Submit judges bio to Miss Texas Southern Beauty pageant officials
12. Register for Cowtown Half marathon
13. Call Primecaset regarding charges
14. Write Italian quiz
15. Write first draft of 4 final exams
16. Consult SWCOLT Conference treasurer regarding payment for 2 panel presentations
17. Communicate with Italy regarding study abroad housing arrangements
18. Request letter of acknowledgement for Vatican Museum tickets
19. Register for dissertation credit at UNC
20. Communicate with dissertation director regarding dissertation defense date
It's now 4:41pm and I have accomplished only 6 of these items.....meaning that between now and 12:00 when I go to bed I have 16 more items to accomplish in addition to driving home, eating dinner, calling my mother, talking to my roommate, and folding my laundry.
You're right. I have nothing else going on.
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