Biology, I missed you.

I'm only half-way through my paltry teaching load this semester, so maybe I'm not ready to say what I do and don't like about teaching, but I can definitely say what I love about designing classes and assessments.  I love learning about, thinking about, analyzing, reimagining and immersing myself in biology.  Until I had to design introductory biology classes I hadn't realised just how much I missed thinking and learning about the big concepts in biology; I was trapped in the minutiae of my research.  I guess I still am, most days, but at least teaching now gives me an occasional outlet.