Still Swamped with....First Grade Math?!!

Sorry about the delay, folks, but juggling multiple projects seven days a week makes it hard to get back here and let you all know how the biz is going. Since the week of 3/24, I've finished indexing a college textbook on how to work in/for nonprofit organizations. I also finished an index for AutoCAD For Dummies (600+ pages), which was fun just 'cause it's very discrete subjects, although there are lots and lots of complex features for computer aided design.

And then, I started first grade. Really! Indexing a first grade math textbook, both student and teacher versions, which is a little weird. All the regular stuff is in the student version (addition, subtraction, counting on number lines, reading stories that illustrate math concepts), but the teacher edition has miniatures of the student pages with all sorts of pedagogical terms and instructions around the borders of the student page. It's the repetition of all the teacher jargon that's getting to my brain right now, but I've learned to feel great compassion for elementary public school teachers who have to keep up with all the state and local curricular requirements while still making the learning fun for the students.

Now I really need to get back to it so I can meet my Tuesday deadline for all these first grade textbook chapters. I'll let you all know about my cool book project on Tom Lea, Life photographer during WWII, next week. Stay tuned.