Day 4 - 86 -- Fighting Time

Well, I've finally come to the realization that covering the full lifecyle in five 50-minute lectures might not be fully realistic <smile>. I will need to cut back far more than I'd hoped for the one course. The other two should be OK -- one almost to the moment but it will all fit in and the other should have time for an extra lecture on an enrichment topic that I've mentioned several times throughout the term. That one course with less than I'd hope to deliver, though, is causing great angst. Due to weather, we've missed 4 lectures this term -- at 3 per week this is 1.3 weeks of 13 missed. The task is impossible to do with this lessened time. Otherwise, I believe it would have all fit.

Putting pressures on ourselves to pull a rabbit out of hat with no hat available seems silly. We want to do something to the best of our abilities and plans, but even when faced with the reality of external forces, it is difficult to let go of 'the plan.' I feel I'm disappointing or worse, short-changing the class. There are many of us on campus with this same dilemma, yet for some reason I take this personally. With some time -- which won't happen until classes end -- I'll have to sit and unpack that last sentence and all the emotions therein.

For now, I will share a folk-rock tune about needing time among other things. Enjoy!

Give me Time -- Dawes