First Day

The students are back on campus, and classes start today. Because I’m teaching a Tuesday/Thursday class, today will be my first day of class. I think my university has the strangest schedule. It seems ridiculous to start classes on a Thursday. I know they have to have a certain number of class days, but they could have started on a Monday and extend the last day of class two more days. It’s also odd that they have exams every day of the week, including Saturday and Sunday. In fact, my final exam is scheduled for a Sunday morning.

I’m nervous about my first day of class, but I always am, no matter what I’m teaching. I pray it goes well. I plan for the first day of class to be a get-to-know each other discussion, and I’m not the best at leading discussions. However, I feel like this is the best way to introduce them to the subject of the course. I just hope I can get them to talk. That’s always the hardest part. I think it will help that there is no right or wrong answer. I’ll see how it goes.