Sunday, May 10, 2009

Done

with Spring semester of 2009.

The final exam is graded (with a tiny curve) and all grades have been entered.  And I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders.  One course done... many more to come in the future.

Unfortunately, as much as I enjoy teaching, I won't be teaching next semester.  I had a course (Baby Bio) all lined up for Fall, but I had to ask the Dean to remove me from the schedule.  You see, Mr. TempProf and I recently found out we are expecting our first child.  And I don't think I could handle an evening class, 2 nights a week, at 8 months pregnant.   (Especially when you add to that working a full-time post-doc job)

So, as I started this blog to talk about my adventures in teaching, and won't be teaching for a year, this blog will probably not be too active.  I definitely plan to bring it back though as soon as I re-enter the teaching world.  Which will happen.  Cause despite the difficulties I had this semester, I think this is what I'm meant to do.

-TempProf

4 comments:

  1. Ahhh!! Congrats!!!! It sounds like you will have many new topics to talk about, if you want....

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  2. Congratulations! I would love to hear how you manage pregnancy and post-doc and later baby and post-doc/professoring...

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  3. Congratulations, and good luck! There are lots of scientist/ mommies in the blogosphere who love giving helpful insights and advice, so don't disappear completely!

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