I’m done.

This semester, which began in late August, I taught five college courses — one at Central Connecticut State University, and four as a full-time faculty member at University of New Haven. I counted up once, and that meant that — unless there was a rare holiday — I stepped into a class prepared to lecture, cajole, …

I love teaching, now that the panic dreams are over

I am in my fourth week of full-time teaching, and let me tell you the things I’ve learned in the interim: 1. My mad organizational skills aren’t that awesome but fortunately 2. Students stand ready to help guide me when I get confused, and 3. The coffee at the end of my hallway at University of New …