Organization

Two weeks into the new semester, and I am working as hard as I ever have. Although I took short breaks over the weekend, I never really had substantial time off. My philosophy classes are going as well as ever, but my Contemporary Cultures and Arts class…well, I’m still learning how to teach this class.  My hopeful hypothesis that I would be able to use the same class structure I use in my philosophy classes in this one is wavering. I can’t anticipate the conversations like I can with the philosophy classes. I don’t understand the full merit of the subject yet. And, I’m not in love with it, like I am with philosophy. Fortunately, there is a strong philosophical component here, and I just need to strike the right balance with the level of philosophy I bring to the class.

Unlike my philosophy classes, I feel like I don’t have a guiding philosophy for the class. That needs to change, but I’m still learning so much about the subject, still observing and tinkering, that I’m too much of a neophyte to make this class really soar. At least this week. I often learn by revelation, so maybe next week.