Coop started this week. I was a bit worried about it’s health and welfare this past August but as usual it’s pulled itself together, opened the doors, and welcomed a new gaggle of folks.
I’m teaching two classes this year. Variations on what I like to teach each year : history and writing. It’s what I do. It’s what I know. Every year I have around 6 students per class. I get the occasional drop in and sometimes a student leaves but generally, 6 per class. I like it that way.
I have 15 in Creative Writing and 14 in History.
Say what?
I was talking to another mom as we picked our kids up from another home school location where they take classes, and she was like “I’m so glad we registered early, you got really popular this year.”
popular
Definition of Popular
1: of or relating to the general public (I think I always did this, the public of home schoolers anyway, LOL.)
2: suitable to the majority: (yeah, so not this ever, I teach straight shot history for kids who like the truth, even when it’s messy. That’s a small group of humans.)
3: frequently encountered or widely accepted (I only teach 2 classes…)
4: commonly liked or approved, a very popular girl
I think that’s the one she meant. Ugh. NO thank you.
The whole idea makes me nervous. The problem with being popular is people talk. People talk and then other people seek you out to see what the big deal is and of course you fall short of the inflated expectations and then they talk about how much you suck.
With that many kids you can’t connect with them all. You can’t get to know them. Some of them are going to be let down and I hate that.
I know what you’re thinking, those are really large classes, why didn’t I put a maximum on?
Why didn’t I? I never need one before. I could always guess which kids would take my classes down to the letter.
Not anymore. sigh. I’m popular now.
T.A. Henry 