Looking forward
Apr. 16th, 2013 01:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_sinistraAs promised, 5th and 7th years, I am extending my regular office hours as you continue to review for your upcoming exams. A schedule of chances to practice charting with the projection stones (or outside, if the weather allows) is also posted. If you need additional time, or the scheduled times don’t work for you, please let me know, and we’ll find a time that does.
In addition, I have my own list of topics we’ll be reviewing in class, but please let me know about any areas where you would like additional time or conversation.
7th years: I am also reminded by a chat last night that many of you are looking ahead to life after Hogwarts. I do know of a few possible apprenticeships requiring good results on the Astronomy NEWT exam, but I also sometimes hear of others, and plan to do my usual asking around at the next Astronomy Guild meeting. If you are considering future plans, do let me know your interests and I’ll be glad to see what I can do to put you in touch with people with related positions.
My other years: please do be considerate of the exam year students. I am of course always glad to help you, or to discuss astronomy, but for the next month or so, do need to give priority to exam-related questions during office hours.
In addition, I have my own list of topics we’ll be reviewing in class, but please let me know about any areas where you would like additional time or conversation.
7th years: I am also reminded by a chat last night that many of you are looking ahead to life after Hogwarts. I do know of a few possible apprenticeships requiring good results on the Astronomy NEWT exam, but I also sometimes hear of others, and plan to do my usual asking around at the next Astronomy Guild meeting. If you are considering future plans, do let me know your interests and I’ll be glad to see what I can do to put you in touch with people with related positions.
My other years: please do be considerate of the exam year students. I am of course always glad to help you, or to discuss astronomy, but for the next month or so, do need to give priority to exam-related questions during office hours.
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Date: 2013-04-16 08:22 pm (UTC)I've been thinking rather a lot the past few weeks about how we figure out what we're supposed to be doing with ourselves. Certainly glad to help you explore more options, and see what comes of it. And of course, the point of looking at the options is that one can decide not to take them.
Office work's not glamorous, but there's a certain stability in it - I've seen that from my parents. And I know from watching my brother how hard getting a business off the ground is. All a question of which risks you want to take when, and what parts of what you love could be done on your own time.
(I think I mentioned, most of my astronomy colleagues do it as a sideline, not the way they earn a living. It's hard sometimes on the sleep, but rewarding, all the same.)