Getting ready for classes requires redoing the syllabus, setting a schedule for the term, mentally preparing oneself for the interactions that comprise teaching, and overcoming the reticence on all sides to the idea of being there -- together -- to learn.
Teaching for me has always been performance -- preparing the brain to move forward into the process without faltering, feeling too many obstacles, or rejecting the process outright. Then the schedule changes themselves need to be assimilated and made easy.
Then comes the execution of the process -- hopefully seamlessly -- and the teacher then focuses on something beyond the simple information.
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