the month of June

As I revise last semester’s syllabi to this semester’s schedule, I am trying to rein myself in and not go all nuts trying new things, making major changes, and all of that. I love playing with curriculum and pedagogy, brainstorming all the possibilities and spending time strategizing, but this is my last semester at CSR, as they’re not renewing my contract next semester (I’ve reached the two year mark, which marks the end of contingent faculty contracts), and since I’m basically teaching the same courses as last semester (and as far as I know the semester went relatively well), I don’t see the point in going into total overhaul mode. It’s strange, but I haven’t gotten my evaluations back from last semester, so I also don’t have a lot to go by in terms of feedback about what worked and what didn’t.

I really wanted adopt a new grading system this semester. I have been considering trying contract grading, but I guess I am just one of these “not ready to let go” people. I guess I’m just feeling like it will be a lot of work to pull off for this semester that is starting in less than a week.