Today's weather: High = 4 Low = -3
Partly cloudy
This recent spat of bicycle riding is paying off ... starting to get in shape, losing a bit of weight, and it's offering good training for the holidays. It really doesn't have to be a lot, just a simple ride to/from work and lately, the photocopy shop. I made two more trips there today due to the frustrating photocopy situation at school.
Unfortunately, nothing was resolved from yesterday, and my own complaining backfired at the last minute. To make a long story short, the school authorities sided with the people who ran the photocopy machines, and my attempts to address the issue fell flat. Past experience shows that when the battle goes this way, it's better to fold rather than keep at it. Besides, everyone is stressed beyond belief at this time of year, and it's no wonder that I got snapped at.
Considering that in some schools they actually charge for copies, it doesn't surprise me that the school here (which is free) does a rather lacklustre job with the whole copying thing. Basically, you get what you pay for, and a free service can't be a 5 star service. With that in mind, I'm OK with getting on the bike every day after school to an excellent copy shop about 5km away, and doing the photocopies for the next days' lessons out of my own pocket. The benefits would be more exercise, and better lesson planning.
Assuming that a photocopier is available for relatively quick run-offs, it becomes a habit to plan for lessons the night before, generate all the print materials, and photocopy them in the morning before classes start. If this can't be taken for granted, then the only option is to plan 2-3 days in advance, even a week in advance, and have all the photocopies pre-arranged to do in the afternooon.
Despite all the advances in technology, handouts and worksheets are truly the lifeblood of any lesson. For what that's worth, having access to a reliable copier is rather fundamental as I see it.
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