Yes, I am actually back in Iowa for the weekend, sponging off of the family and getting free groceries. On tuesday, I embark on my grad school career, and on Wednesday... I actually get to teach. It's actually pretty cool. I only have one discussion section, but I have pretty much free rein to do whatever I want during my seventy-five minutes a week. I get to assign seperate readings of my choice and make my own quizzes, assignments, and syllabus with my own grading and attendance policy.
I am taking a heavier course load than usual for a new student right now, at the advice of my advisor-- basically, if I take extra now, I'll have more free time at the end to work on my dissertation while I'm still funded. They are also trying to streamline the program and get students through a little faster. I have one greek course (Plato) , one latin course (Propertius), an archaeology course (required for the degree) and two one-hour non-graded discussion groups. One is a new grad student seminar to help guide us on our academic and professional careers, and the second is a Latin sight-reading group (material to be decided, but it will be from the PhD reading list).
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