So Here We Are Tonight...
This is it.
This is life as a grown up.
I have such crazy things because of this new job. Like a company credit card and an expense account and a security access badge. I hadn't even met my new bosses until today and that was a crazy experience because they pulled me out of a class. I was sitting in the back row when I saw 2 little heads peek in and look around. I knew it was for me. I was big news.
I guess I'm big news all around this office. They all know my name. They all have questions. You'd think there had never been Americans here before. But, I guess, there hadn't. At least not in my capacity. I am a complete oddity and no one can seem to figure me out.
I had planned on going to the gym at my hotel tonight. I still may. We'll see how I feel when I get home. ("Home" meaning the small but comfy hotel room, with such luxuries as cable, a shower, and a BALCONY! I love balconies! I keep parking beneath it so I can look down at my jeep. Just because. I may have some new grown up things, but I still act like a child. It is much more fun.)
I out-shined my teacher today in class, which I felt sorry about, but I couldn't help it...
He was teaching a class that I had taken twice before, besides all the education classes I took in college. This was old news for me.
I taught him the difference between positive and negative reinforcement, which he translated to "positive and constructive feedback". Because in his view, the word negative is too harsh. In actuality, the positive and negative parts are referring to the addition and subtraction of incentive, and both can refer to both positive and negative behavior. Par example, you can positively reinforce bad driving by giving the person a licence anyway, and you can negatively reinforce a good work ethic by shortening a person's task list.
Anyway.
That's just one thing we discussed today.
I hope I didn't piss him off. That confusion is just one of my pet peeves.
OK, well, I have been sitting in class and guzzling (hot) coffee (they don't have iced coffee here), and now I might burst if I sit here longer.
I miss everyone.
Pass the word.
This is life as a grown up.
I have such crazy things because of this new job. Like a company credit card and an expense account and a security access badge. I hadn't even met my new bosses until today and that was a crazy experience because they pulled me out of a class. I was sitting in the back row when I saw 2 little heads peek in and look around. I knew it was for me. I was big news.
I guess I'm big news all around this office. They all know my name. They all have questions. You'd think there had never been Americans here before. But, I guess, there hadn't. At least not in my capacity. I am a complete oddity and no one can seem to figure me out.
I had planned on going to the gym at my hotel tonight. I still may. We'll see how I feel when I get home. ("Home" meaning the small but comfy hotel room, with such luxuries as cable, a shower, and a BALCONY! I love balconies! I keep parking beneath it so I can look down at my jeep. Just because. I may have some new grown up things, but I still act like a child. It is much more fun.)
I out-shined my teacher today in class, which I felt sorry about, but I couldn't help it...
He was teaching a class that I had taken twice before, besides all the education classes I took in college. This was old news for me.
I taught him the difference between positive and negative reinforcement, which he translated to "positive and constructive feedback". Because in his view, the word negative is too harsh. In actuality, the positive and negative parts are referring to the addition and subtraction of incentive, and both can refer to both positive and negative behavior. Par example, you can positively reinforce bad driving by giving the person a licence anyway, and you can negatively reinforce a good work ethic by shortening a person's task list.
Anyway.
That's just one thing we discussed today.
I hope I didn't piss him off. That confusion is just one of my pet peeves.
OK, well, I have been sitting in class and guzzling (hot) coffee (they don't have iced coffee here), and now I might burst if I sit here longer.
I miss everyone.
Pass the word.
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