another day, another...

Spent the entire day in a workshop instructing grad students how to teach, even though my department has made it clear that I will never be allowed to conduct any sort of class of my own. "Every word that comes from your mouth represents the sharpest and most unadulterated truth," my academic adviser explained to me. "We let you even chat with the undergraduates and it's all over." "Can I show the parents of prospective students around campus?" I asked hopefully, "Absolutely not," several administrators replied in unison. I still have to take the workshop though.