Wednesday is one of my favorite days, mainly because of my trivia night team. I sort of invited myself along to a friend's team after coming back from Australia, and I don't think I have missed a week since. Not only are the people great, but our core team is so balanced that we cover all the categories. Plus, I needed some sort of social outlet, since up to that point I had no social life outside my family. Bonus that we are all teachers, so we gripe about students and reinforce each other.
Last week the turnout was too large, this week so small they only offered two prizes. It is a rare week when we don't come in first or second.
At school things are halfway looking up. The IT lady came by and got my laptop installed with the software for the smartboard. Really can't wait to work that into my daily routine. In fact, I envision my laptop being semi-permanently attached to it, with lesson components already created on flipcharts, relevant videos, practice questions culled from standardized tests, etc. No regrets at not having it for the past 9 weeks, it is all good now.
Got an email from my "partner" in GRE/GMAT reinforcement, and it looks like I have an upcoming gig refreshing the memories of college students regarding the intricacies of math so they don't embarrass themselves on their graduate school entrance exams. I did this once in October down in Tupelo one Saturday morning - this one will be over two Saturday mornings, but here in Memphis, a total of 9 hours. The pay is kind of astounding, but nothing compared to what the universities charge the students to take the prep class, but hey, it is not too hard work for me, aside from preparation, the students are motivated to learn (or remember what they learned way back in school), and appreciate things. So a financial boost and ego boost at the same time.
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