12 Hours, Just Like That

Woke up this morning, and started writing things out at 8. Three large ass cups of coffee from Gallery Cafe later, and it’s nearing 8 PM. Yikes.

Right now, I think I’ve got a lot of information to convey. I worry that, perhaps my students will already have a solid understanding of Flash. That perhaps I’ve thrown all my energies towards the basics. But that’s how I planned to teach next week, and I’ve got to be confident that I can help them learn the fundamentals in a more intimate way.

I guess it’s just jitters. I’m worried about them thinking "What? We paid this guy to come all the way here for this?" My self-doubt is getting the better of me.

Right now, I’ve got roughly 24 pages of step-by-step walkthroughs. Technically, this is supposed to entail the first two days. I’m wondering if I should hold off writing any more, and get a feel for what the students’ abilities are the first day. Then, during the days next week, adapt my teaching so that it matches their skill levels.

Nerves. Worried about now having enough prepared, about not having enough advanced topics committed to the page. Deep down, I know that many of them still need to fully understand buttons and graphic symbols and movie clips… but this nagging worry that I’ll be covering old ground keeps surfacing.