Well, the new semester is about to begin and I officially went back to work today in person. It’s been a week already from home with different questions, etc being answered, even during the break for that matter, but not yet to the college in person. For me, that’s a commute – a long one for that matter. I know, most people think, going back to work means in the classroom, working with students, shaping the future! Unfortunately, no it does not. Nope, not even close. Instead, I helped close out Day 3 of our bullpen advising session… for seven hours (originally scheduled for six!)
The thing that most people don’t understand about teaching is that there is more to the job besides just teaching. One could always assume there’s prep time, teaching time, office time, etc. but it’s the other things that aren’t often thought about when someone asks what all we do. For instance, the advising session today wasn’t just for CIT students, it was for everyone. I helped advise primarily students as it’s my forte’, but I also helped transfer students, Associate of Arts degree students, Associate of Science degree students and even those just wanting to make changes to their schedule. Without getting these students registered, spending time with them, asking questions, we wouldn’t have students to teach. I believe we registered 1200 students over these three days.
I love what I do. I love being able to help students, but some days, a three and a half hour drive there and back feels longer than other days… today was one of those days!
