Hi, thanks for the encouragement! I taught a grad class and that was awesome. I definitely like the source material and daresay I am communicating a lot of ent

Hi, thanks for the encouragement! I taught a grad class and that was awesome. I definitely like the source material and daresay I am communicating a lot of enthusiasm. I have had successful teaching experiences in the past, so I think I need to worry about the two variables that are different: (1) I am teaching to students in a new state (South Carolina), with different background and also where the culture is very different. (I am naturally kind of a fast talker, which could be off putting.) (2) I have a lot more autonomy now, in the past someone else wrote the exams and decided what the homeworks were, freeing me to play good cop. My students here know damn well that if their homework was really long, I'm to blame. The students are not the best in terms of either background or motivation, many are taking this class simply because it's required, but... they're the students I have. My office hours weren't popular. The appointment thing sounds time consuming, but perhaps very well worth it, so maybe I will give it a try next time. Thank you!