The Final Stretch

[stoutfellow]

Tomorrow, I will go to the office and grade finals.

When I'm done with that, I'll grade finals.

Afterwards, I'll grade finals.

I hate grading. I always have that quasi-parental "Where did I go wrong?" feeling. (But I take no responsibility for calculus students who haven't mastered algebra.)

The only thing good about tomorrow is Thursday.

Comments

[filkferengi]

But, see, it's exactly that ingrown conscience & excessive worry & guilt that makes you such a good teacher. A two-edged gift, granted, but you're enough of a Bujold fan to be used to that sort of thing.

Seriously, though, I really enjoy reading your posts about your classes; you bring such passion to the work. I like to see people enjoying stuff, especially people who can articulate their enthusiasms so eloquently.

Grading sucks, & then it sucks some more. But when it's finally over, you can go all Louis XV ["After me, the deluge"] in a good way--a deluge of good books you can tell us all about in thoughtful, well-reasoned discussion that's fun to read without being as intimidatingly erudite as the learned Mr. B*rb*dg* can sometimes be.

How's that for a plan? :)