I braved the weather again and ran a heavy load of darks and got things half-dry before it started to rain. Weirdly enough, today's weather still felt better than yesterday's since the clothes had direct sunlight, even if just for a few hours, whereas yesterday the clothes were out longer but with limited sunlight and little-to-no wind. I still had to drape stuff all around the Sietch in order to fully dry them, but I feel better.
Wednesdays and Thursdays are Tobie's school days this term, as he's teaching two different classes this time around. As much as the Sietch ends up being very quiet without him around, I do look forward to his many stories about his students whenever he comes home. I know it's a lot of work and a lot of his classes are actually in person, but it's clear that all this is really energizing Tobie. I haven't seen him this excited about work in quite a while, so that's definitely a good thing.
I have to admit, I'm a little jealous that he's getting this experience. It has me reflecting on the possibility of teaching a course as well, not that I know how I'll find time outside my work schedule to do something like this. But it's a nice thing to consider. During the lockdown period, I got to participate in a couple of panels for a marketing class via Zoom. I really enjoyed the experience even though it was limited to a video call. I think the friend involved is no longer teaching, so the invites stopped as well. But it was a good taste of that kind of interaction.
To be fair, I did a fair amount of training in my BPO years, albeit most of it was client product training with some occasional soft skills and leadership training here and there. I largely enjoyed my product training classes, but you can't really get people genuinely excited about US telecommunications, no matter how much you personally get into it. Even leadership training had limited personal fulfillment, since a lot of people end up being somewhat skeptical about soft skills training of that nature. Unless you teach something that they already agree with, it's often an uphill battle to get through to them on a truly meaningful level.
So there's a lot to be said about being in an environment where learning is the expectation, and everyone is generally on the same page. And to be able to share very current knowledge - in my case, digital marketing or advertising, maybe - that really gives them access to important information versus potentially out-of-date abstract knowledge they may be getting in school. I say may to be polite - it really is hard to keep up with all the changes in the digital marketing space unless you remain active in the industry while teaching.
Maybe I should offer webinars or something - although that feels like a nightmare in the making if I'm not careful. But it would be nice to teach something somehow.
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