ChapterZero

I have an entire month that consisted of nothing but business. I can’t even remember the specifics of each week, but I can’t get over the feeling that I haven’t had time to really take a break, or even to study properly, in the past couple of weeks. Compound that with the fact that I’m sure I failed my EM (Electromagnetics) test horribly, and you can guess how drained I feel.

This week’s list of immediacies: I must finish grading a set of 75+ projects by Monday, each of which will I should allocate 10 minutes towards grading properly. I have an Algebra test, tomorrow, and I haven’t had time to do any of the homework from those chapters, or even read them yet, and this time, it turns out we’re covering material I’m not really that familiar with– so those two activities, which I can usually scorn, are close to essential. I have circuits’ homework due tomorrow, which will take at least 4 hours to complete, and I haven’t started it yet. Just the grading is enough…

Long term, I have to start working on a project for my circuits lab class, which is due sometime next month, I believe. I’d like to start it this week, just to ease my mind, but that is unlikely to happen. I’d also like to be able to study more, in all of my classes, not only the ones in which I have an admittedly tenuous grasp on the material. It will be a wonder if my GPA survives this semester unscathed. Please, please– I do so want to qualify for the Engineering Honor Society next semester.

I’m wondering whether I should take less classes next year, or just quit proctoring. I don’t feel I’m a very time efficient proctor, and I think I’ve forgotten a large percentage of the material the students ask me about, but I do like the money and other emolulents that come along with the job. On the other hand, I would like to get degrees in both engineering and math, so my schedule needs to be crowded, unless I’m willing to spend 6 years of my life in college, which I am most definitely not. Mayber I’ll discover some time-management skills, and see that they can help in situations like these, but I doubt it.

Possibly relevant posts:

• My mountain of work (8/5/2005)
• Quick UpDate (1/28/2003)
• Life sucks! (2/27/2003)