Schedule

First day of classes today. I'm teaching Sophomore Oral English and Two Plus Two freshman Oral English--classes I've taught before (the perks of being old and experienced now). Pretty much what I expected. The English majors are wonderful, as always. The Two Plus Two students are annoying, as always. My schedule isn't too bad. Fridays are going to be long days, but it could be worse. Whenever they give us our schedules (or more accurately, whenever we track down our schedules), we all have to sit there and do a fair bit of decoding to figure everything out. Schedule Decoding 101. It should be a required course for all foreigners in China. And, I also think that schedules should come with this disclaimer:

Disclaimer: All schedules are subject to change without notice. Changes to the schedule do not exempt you from your responsibilities even if it is unclear or indeterminable where you should be or what you should be doing. Further questions can be directed to the Office of International Miscommunication. If we do not contact you, you should know there is a meeting that you may or may not be required to attend. In case of change, the students will be notified first and are available to answer questions concerning your schedule. Days of the week are subject to change. Holidays will be announced the week after they occur. Please be prepared to make up all holidays the weekend before and/or after the unspecified day. Textbooks may or may not be distributed to the students and may or may not be the correct edition. If there are any conflicts please deal with them yourself. Classrooms are not guaranteed.

Sank you wary much and happy everyday.

(Humor is always born out of truth . . . )