The worst part about the schedule change is that I am getting a bunch of new students. I never do well the night before getting new students. In fact, I hate teaching students I don’t know. That’s why I don’t like to do tutorial sessions when I have to teach new material.
I have a friend I teach with who I discovered is just as bad as I am. We never sleep well the night before a set new of students, etc. The sad part, is that she gets to meet all of hers in advance, I never do. The good news, is that because of what I taught, I usually had (and do today) some students that I knew. That helps.
I’m sure I’ll survive today, but it’s not going to be easy. Tomorrow is going to be interesting too since we have prime time, and my first period class returns to me after 2nd period (I’d like to kick the person who came up with that concept.).