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Cynthia Sotomayor
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One of the ways I cope with stress is by taking ballroom dance classes. I have a standing weekly class in my calendar. There are some times when the day gets away from me and I think, "If I cancel my dance class, then I'll have more time to do ___________________." And sometimes I actually used to cancel them and end up being more stressed and frustrated. Now that I keep my weekly dance class, I find that it's a fantastic stress reliever for many reasons.
First, not only is it exercise, it's fun exercise. They play great music and… >>>
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Hello, I just recently started my first adjunct position. I was hired rather late in the process -- only received my textbook and syllabus for the course I'm teaching 3 days before classes started. I'm finally at the point where I'm not feeling completely frantic about preparing, but I also feel that I am unable to devote as much time as I would like to preparing in some instances. Fortunately, a detailed syllabus was provided for me, so I have been working off of that. But do you have any pointers on how I can better prepare for classes? Currently,… >>>
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I've been using a general outline/checklist to keep me on track in the classroom (I am a newbie college professor -- this is my first class, first semester). Many times I feel like I'm just "winging" it and regurgitating the text book in a condensed format.
I'm going to attempt doing lesson plans for next semester. I'm interested (at least for myself) to see if there is a difference in my classroom management.