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Hazards of Teaching

November 20th, 2012 at 12:59 am

I taught an entry-level course about a week ago and have another one coming up this week. So much for Thanksgiving! Honestly, I miss more holidays due to these obligations than should really be allowed.

But that's not the point of this post.

I get students from all over the world. This last class had a South African, two Indians, a Brit who grew up in Kenya, a Kenyan whom you would think is a Brit, and a guy from Burma (now Myanmar in the news), not to mention a few generic out-of-towners.

One of my students is now out sick with a horrific cough. I'm drinking cough syrup like a ghetto party animal (look up the reference if you are not familiar with the latest drug craze). I wake up every few hours coughing like a 40 year twopack smoker.

Now I have a sore throat and my chest feels like a boa constrictor is thinking about making a meal of me. The worst thing is that I'm going to have to teach again in just two days. That means I won't only be trying to project while almost dying, I'm going to probably be passing this on to several others who are not yet infected with this bronchial infection.

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3 Responses to “Hazards of Teaching”

  1. rob62521 Says:
    November 20th, 2012 at 08:39 am 1353400784
    1353400784

    Hope you get better quickly. That is miserable!

  2. Jerry Says:
    November 26th, 2012 at 02:28 pm 1353940115
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    Yikes. Sounds like it's an international viral and bacterial soup in your classroom! Sorry that it leads to such an awful infection, and I hope that you have some insurance of feeling better soon. Maybe you should hand out masks and rubber gloves before lecture. Smile Jerry

  3. Wino Says:
    November 27th, 2012 at 02:03 am 1353981799
    1353981799

    I just finished the class yesterday. My voice is still very rough, but I made it through the class. I felt horrible the whole time. I drank three bottles of cough syrup, and had to sit down almost the entire time. It felt like the room was rolling like on a ship.

    I have never been so miserable while teaching. I got a call on day three. The customer wants me to do it again on 6 December. Of course, I said, "Yes."

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