Exhaustion

After my very first day in the classroom at Elon, I came home and told my husband that I felt tired, like I had just performed in a stage show. Now Inside Higher Ed has an interesting editorial about The Exhausting Job of Teaching:

One colleague told me that she now understands the life of a comedian. After grueling preparation, they go onstage, deliver what they have, look for feedback, and then slink back to a dressing room to either drink, sleep, or cry. Instruction is not so different.

I think this is why we need a summer break. Hats off to my colleagues who teach during the summer. I don't know how you do it!