That was productive, and I do think we made good progress in avoiding other problems of the kind. I'll have a word with Septima and Horace and Rolanda about Sunday at some point tomorrow. I do have to remind myself that it is, what, a month since you knew you were joining us? And in that time you have had to arrange your personal affairs after a long absence, set up a curriculum and books, and learn a great deal about the practical arrangements of the school.
Clearly someone - though in hindsight, I don't know who I'd have suggested - should have made sure there was time to sit down and walk you through the most obvious challenges with students before classes began. I suppose I should apologise for not thinking it through myself, given the particular impact of the last two years on our House. I am glad that Aurora and her Raz have between them begun to make up the lack, but that's really no excuse for not arranging something more substantive and formal earlier.
I do think your offer of lunchtime gatherings is worth considering. It is rather revealing what students will share when they are in a small group - I know Aurora's found that with her office hours, and I find it in the work sessions in my greenhouses.
If you would let me know what else Aurora and you discuss (of relevance to student background, that is) on Friday, I would be glad to make sure we cover it only briefly on Sunday, but of course we'll want to fill any remaining gaps as quickly as possible.
I should also, I realise, clarify one thing. I know that Aurora's had her differences with Dolores, but Auri and I get along most excellently, for all the difference in our interests. While, yes, you should have messaged me to start, I have absolutely no concerns about her stepping in, and I have the fullest possible trust in her decisions, and her ability to bring me up to speed promptly afterwards on anything needed. If you do need a hand, and either of us is not available, Mina Grubbly-Plank is a more recent addition to the staff, and not as well known to all students, but she is also very calm when students need soothing or a friendly hand.
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Date: 2012-09-18 11:49 pm (UTC)That was productive, and I do think we made good progress in avoiding other problems of the kind. I'll have a word with Septima and Horace and Rolanda about Sunday at some point tomorrow. I do have to remind myself that it is, what, a month since you knew you were joining us? And in that time you have had to arrange your personal affairs after a long absence, set up a curriculum and books, and learn a great deal about the practical arrangements of the school.
Clearly someone - though in hindsight, I don't know who I'd have suggested - should have made sure there was time to sit down and walk you through the most obvious challenges with students before classes began. I suppose I should apologise for not thinking it through myself, given the particular impact of the last two years on our House. I am glad that Aurora and her Raz have between them begun to make up the lack, but that's really no excuse for not arranging something more substantive and formal earlier.
I do think your offer of lunchtime gatherings is worth considering. It is rather revealing what students will share when they are in a small group - I know Aurora's found that with her office hours, and I find it in the work sessions in my greenhouses.
If you would let me know what else Aurora and you discuss (of relevance to student background, that is) on Friday, I would be glad to make sure we cover it only briefly on Sunday, but of course we'll want to fill any remaining gaps as quickly as possible.
I should also, I realise, clarify one thing. I know that Aurora's had her differences with Dolores, but Auri and I get along most excellently, for all the difference in our interests. While, yes, you should have messaged me to start, I have absolutely no concerns about her stepping in, and I have the fullest possible trust in her decisions, and her ability to bring me up to speed promptly afterwards on anything needed. If you do need a hand, and either of us is not available, Mina Grubbly-Plank is a more recent addition to the staff, and not as well known to all students, but she is also very calm when students need soothing or a friendly hand.
In service to the school,
Pomona