Since my last post, I have booked my flight to Phoenix, received information about the hotel where I will be staying in Phoenix, and I have received the dreaded SYLLABUS. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the term, the document in which I am referring is the required reading and assignments that will take place before, during, and after the two-week program.
Now, don't get me wrong. I fully expect to work my fanny off during the two weeks that I am in Phoenix. I certainly did not expect it to be a vacation. In fact, I am earning educational credits toward my Act 48, which I don't need because I have over 1200 hours (we only need 180), and I have a year left before my time rolls over to a new five-year stint.
However, when I received the 23-PAGE SYLLABUS, I nearly fell off my chair. I have taken graduate classes that did not even have a quarter of the page number. And remember, I'm to complete all of this within a two-week period. So, yes, my anxiety level has certainly increased dramatically.
As I was talking about it today with my newspaper staff, one of the students said, "Wow, Mrs. Erdman! You are going to be an expert when you come back from Phoenix." Well, with a 23-PAGE SYLLABUS, I certainly hope so. Either that, or I'll come back in a straight-jacket. Let's hope for the former.
Now, don't get me wrong. I fully expect to work my fanny off during the two weeks that I am in Phoenix. I certainly did not expect it to be a vacation. In fact, I am earning educational credits toward my Act 48, which I don't need because I have over 1200 hours (we only need 180), and I have a year left before my time rolls over to a new five-year stint.
However, when I received the 23-PAGE SYLLABUS, I nearly fell off my chair. I have taken graduate classes that did not even have a quarter of the page number. And remember, I'm to complete all of this within a two-week period. So, yes, my anxiety level has certainly increased dramatically.
As I was talking about it today with my newspaper staff, one of the students said, "Wow, Mrs. Erdman! You are going to be an expert when you come back from Phoenix." Well, with a 23-PAGE SYLLABUS, I certainly hope so. Either that, or I'll come back in a straight-jacket. Let's hope for the former.
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