As much as one tries, there's no such thing as a teacher being totally prepared for that first week of school. You can try but there's alway, and I mean always, a few things that just can't be done before the kids get there or that Mother Fate will throw at you because your life just isn't challenging enough.
Although the work load was pretty even this summer, it was still busy with video work and trying to get the media lab in shape before Ian left. I went ahead and took time off before school started so it felt like I got in some vacation time, and that was a great decision. Nevertheless, the work was still there staring me in the face upon my return. And what a pile it's turned out to be!
There've been several video projects, one after another, to crank out and, with my production club students not yet as available to help out as in the past, my stress level has been going up as deadlines are approaching.
So, my ultimate challenge and goal these days is...to breathe deep, to really appreciate the challenges for the things I learn as a result, and to live the words of Reinhold Niebuhr's Serenity Prayer (God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference).
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