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Thursday, August 11, 2011

New job

It's been a whirlwind past few weeks. I applied to teach a section of freshman composition, got accepted, and have been in new faculty orientation this week. Eric has been super helpful: taking the kids every morning while I'm in meetings and bringing Inga every few hours to nurse. I'm really excited to teach again. The position is just one course, so it should be doable as long as I cut back on other things.

Like blogging, for one. I simply cannot keep up my usual pace of posting daily. I've decided to post twice weekly (more often if time permits).

Classes start in two weeks. I'm browsing through piles of textbooks and working on my syllabus. I'm going to use Peggy Vincent's memoir Baby Catcher for the a segment of the class--I've used it before in freshman writing/rhetoric courses, with great success. I'll be teaching MWF at 8 am. The plan is to wake up at 7 am, nurse Inga, go to class, exercise at the college athletic facility, and return home by 10 am. I'll have some office hours on campus and some at home during naptime.

Can't wait to be Professor Freeze in a few weeks!

12 comments:

  1. Congratulations! It sounds like a lot of fun. I would love to take your class.

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  2. I'd much rather take your freshman English class than the very boring sophomore class I'm signed up for! Congrats Prof. Freeze! I will surely miss your postings.

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  3. Congratulations! I'm so happy for you and that schedule sounds like a dream! Just enough adult time to recharge and refill so you can be the best mom you can be!

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  4. Congratulations, that sounds wonderful!

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  5. Congrats!!! It sounds exciting all the best. I will miss your daily bloggings but glad you will continue to post better than none.
    Have a lovely weekend.

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  6. Congratulations Rixa! That sounds hectic but exciting! I hope the semester goes well and the kids are cooperative! :)

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  7. Ooooh, what a GREAT book choice for freshman composition. You'll be educating young people on writing and choices in childbirth. Love that one!

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  8. I love that book!! And congratulations!!

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  9. awesome news! good for you, mama. enjoy!

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  10. I realy enjoyed reading that book, you can feeeel all she is living!
    it made me decide to not become a midwife thou because you realise how much it is energy consumming and orientes your whole life!
    good luck with the class!
    Joanna
    ps: it's great to have those fantastic DADs!

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