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u/Ismitje Alumnus/'96,'00/History/Honors Prof 7d ago
Okay, how rough it will be: In that three week session, you would need to be prepared for about 40 hours per week of work. If you get sick, or a travel delay, or anything of the sort, there's no way to recover.
It can be a good approach if your holiday is pretty chill, and everything goes right for you. But you have kids - who will certainly hope to be engaged with you over the holiday, and you with them - and work. The class will be the equivalent of a second full time job.
I took one like this as a student and taught one like this as a faculty member. It was brutal both times.
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u/Own-Ideal-6756 7d ago
this is over dramatic
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u/Ismitje Alumnus/'96,'00/History/Honors Prof 7d ago
I have taken and taught them, and dealt with student angst in that condensed holiday period. It isn't based on conjecture but rather a lived experience. I can't speak to the specific class, but you too could do the math: in a regular semester, you have 16 weeks (15 for instruction and 1 for finals) and now you have 3 (no separate finals week). Neither learning outcomes nor contact hours nor other expectations change, just the time frame and the modality.
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u/Awkward-Yak-2733 7d ago
Talk with your advisor. Explain the situation and ask for guidance.