Nothing is supposed to last forever, holiday's good life, getting enough resting time, all of that was a very smooth memory.
Even in the first week of January, I was still feeling the vibes of the Christmas holiday, but it already January 14. What is there for me to face now is the biggest question in the picture of time.
I have gone back to work, meeting my students, colleagues, friends and all of my business associates. Waite, do you mean this day is 14 January? Many people I assure would also be as asking this same question now.
I didn't finish my course with my students, I have to take them through a few topics across, and some sorts of revisions to be certain they can manage to deliver their response to my questions.
Each day as a teacher at my workplace, students troop into my office, searching for one or too questions and academic attention.
They come in bulk, I mean, they keep me company because I really make my office and classroom a conversation and a friendly ground, for every student.
Going through my unfinished files, without my assistant secretary, being around, I sent her to some other duties. So I have to take most of my time going through students' research work.
Mostly the assessment I gave to them, nothing is as timeous as making and assessing students, it's needs, a lot of critical evaluation of points and facts from the different views apply to their works.
So it's all through working, trying to regain, asses to the new area of a new semester and making questions, from the response from my students during these revision times.
I have just a limited time, to summit my question to the school board, for approvals, and compilation. All these are just unfolding, gradually bringing me to the reality that the 2025 has come to stay with me.
Like today, I have to be in the faculty board meeting, where we would decide how the exams would be scheduled.
Which would last for like three hours from 1pm today. Meanwhile, some students will be coming to get their project paper. Some have been ok, whereas someone still needs a second reading.
I still have to visit here, at least every day to make my post, catch that good articles and consume it favorably. All these are activities happening in the 2025, which have started already.
No more holidays for me, it's all now dedicated to humanity service and working, harder to make better students. Oh, just remember I have a co-author work for the faculty journal.
My resumption to work, is just a reality, all the daily routine of attending classes, and getting down with research work to improve my status in the University community is just coming up, and I am here now.
But is fantastic, experience all the way, I enjoy the profession, even though, I am also into business, and some kind of investor. Seeing my employees, during the week, getting in touch with my manager.
Going through the business documents and having to go through brainstorming with my staff, for a potentials sustainable development and managerial improvement.
All these activities are taking place, in 2025, where I am now, so it's just all over for holidays pleasure. We have to work, everyone, to make such we smile home in the proper way at the end of the day.
I just hope that I am going to make these exams that difficult, but it's not always intentional, I just like setting questions students would have to express themselves.
At satisfactory that they attempted and attended classes because I have fully switched into 2025 moods. Earnest one, all I am thinking at this point is getting to administer my exams, send many graduated and continue with the newly admitted students waiting to receive my first lecture in their lifetime next Monday.
I can't really wait to meet my new friends, and then graduate my old friends, to leave, I have to prepare my lectures materials. I don't see handouts. That's fraudulent.
Hoping they would understand the University system and understand me till, I believe they would. Because I have already prepared to give them a class assignment after I finish having my first two classes with them.
So you see, it could be easier for some person at their work pleases, but for us in the University community, especially senior lectures. We have too many tasks to carry out. More especially a system like our suffering from staff deficiency.
Leaving the bulkiest of work for us, the lectures. I ask a silent question if I am a lecturer or a non-academic staff. But I have to deliver my services, that's how it works in my here.
It's all about working, studying at night, taking some rest, paying attention to business and financial matters and building relational values.
So in two weeks from now, I am going to welcome my new students while the senior colleagues are in their holiday mood.
I really don't think I will have any holiday this semester because awaiting admitted students would soon start knocking on my office.
But it's just a noble profession, so I have put my head together again. I now think, feel and embrace the educational and business atmosphere.
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Being a teacher can indeed be demanding and yes, I know it's stressful because I have been there before. The holiday is always a good time to regain lost energy while preparing for the challenge ahead.
The term will be over soon and you can get some rest again.
Thank you for reading and the job is not so easy.