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How I Cured Morgellons
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4/25/2019 8:46:18 AM |
Just when I think that there is literally NOTHING that can be done about my situation at school, God worked one of his miracles!!! Today, my department chair (who, ironically, has been battling “acute” Lyme all semester) came to my room. He had a very serious look on his face, and at first, I thought something might be wrong. Quite the contrary! He said, “I’ve been looking at teacher assignments for next year, and I’ve been trying to figure out a schedule that will help you, that will ease your burden. I think I found a solution.” I had spoken to him months ago about how difficult it has been for me in my battle against Morgellons & Chronic Lyme, and how working full-time is not the best for my recovery. At the time, he had said he would do everything in his power to help out. He’s a great guy. We have worked together for 25 years. The administration wants me to teach two classes during the first semester that technically are not in the English Department right now, but they will be next year. We have a “Career & College Readiness” course that was designed (pretty much exclusively) for the school’s post-graduate students, a relatively small population. One of the technology teachers has been the instructor for a few years, but they need him to teach some other elective courses next year. Our post-graduate students are recruited for college basketball. They are from all over the nation and some other select countries. Most of the students are from urban areas (my school is in the middle of cow country in Connecticut). They come to my school for a year or two at most to improve their GPAs so that they can play ball for universities like Duke, UNC, etc. The course requires NO essay writing. The course requires NO literature instruction. I will have to teach (1) SAT prep (most of which is online) (2) resume writing (3) cover letter writing (4) vocabulary (5) grammar, and some other skills for college readiness. That first semester, I will have only one “real” English course, and it will be either freshmen or junior classes...ones for which I have plenty of materials. During the second semester, I will teach Reading Seminar (which often only has 4-6 students in it) and also requires no essay grading. I will also have two regular English classes, either freshmen or junior again, and likely the same class twice. I literally wanted to jump up and down and shout “Hallelujah”!!!!!!!!!! In my world, this translates to a HUGE reduction in my stress and teaching load. HUGE. Karen and all the other educators on the site will know EXACTLY what I am talking about. I guess I will have to spend part of my summer preparing myself for this new course, but I cannot imagine that it will take that long to familiarize myself with the material and figure out what to do with it. I’m absolutely positive that I will be able to continue teaching those two sections every fall semester until I retire, too, because they want the change to be permanent. I will also have to learn a lot more about college basketball than I know now. Actually, I am familiar with a lot of the teams because my husband, who grew up in North Carolina is a HUGE fan of UNC, and college basketball games are CONSTANTLY on in our house during the season and definitely during “March Madness” when my husband becomes near MANIACAL when Duke and UNC (big rivals!) play each other! I seriously have to leave the room because every time Duke scores a basket, Alan acts like the world is about to end! The post-graduate program at my school is one of the only ways that we have a more diverse population. Most of the students are African American, and like I said before, many are from urban areas. I grew up just outside of Pittsburgh and was exposed to far more diversity there than in northeastern Connecticut. I am looking forward to seeing them play and hearing their stories since they are literally from all over the place, both within and outside of the United States. Most of the players are exceptionally tall (well over six feet!), and I will feel very small in comparison! I am going to have to think of COUNTLESS basketball examples to explain educational concepts! At least I know the rules. My dad was an All-American athlete in both high school and college, and although his primary sport was football, he was also an excellent basketball player. Growing up, he watched a lot of sports and made sure his two daughters knew the basics. I know most of the shot types in basketball, and I know most of the penalties. Anyway, I have rambled on enough for one post! I am looking forward to Saturday’s contest and Sunday’s conference call!!! Jamie | |||
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