no syllabus

I'm teaching my first class. I walk into one of those classrooms that are in trailers. This is where my class is going to be. I can't believe it. I feel excited but also really nervous.

I walk in and I see desks set up but if you walk deeper into the trailer, there's a small opening, enough to fit one person at a time, and that leads to another classroom within the same trailer. This one is all decorated already, someone has already claimed this side of the trailer. I go back towards the front of the trailer and start setting up.

The director of my program comes in, along with 2-3 other professors, who will be sitting in to see how my first class goes. I write my full name on the board and decide to add "Professor" in front of it. A couple of my friends come in and some of the 2nd year PhD students are with them. They sit in the back and to the side. Some are here to support me, others are here because it's required for them to watch a 1st year teach his/her first class.

I realize I have absolutely no syllabus. It's the first day of class and I forgot to create a syllabi. My professors don't want me to dive in to the material, they want to see how I deal with going over the syllabus, but I have none! I panic but don't show it. My students begin walking in and choosing their desks. I'm sweating and have no idea what I'm going to do. I have nothing to pass out. It's too late to go and make copies. My professors are watching me. It's already time to start so I begin by introducing myself.

The AC is on really loud inside the trailer so students in the back tell me they can't hear me. The director of my program speaks up and says to move to the other part of the trailer (that I had described earlier). As we all head there, the director pulls me aside and says, "Next time, try to be more prepared, you're wasting a lot of time right now", I respond with a "Yes, sir" and quickly walk to the front of the room.

I still have no idea what I'm going to do about the syllabus. I start walking around the class speaking about my background. I'm starting this motivational talk, trying to buy some time for myself. I keep walking around talking and sit down next to my friends to seem approachable to students.

And then... I wake up.