My class has met all day on Saturdays and Sundays for the past six weekends. In the short time since January 7th, I have spent 84 hours with the same 19 or so students. I fear that is probably as much time as they were able to spend with their families during this time.
I am exhausted. I have several hours of work left correcting the final examinations though. Before it sounds as though the purpose of this entry is just to complain, let me say how happy we are to be able to, very shortly, get away for a whole week. On Tuesday morning we'll be flying from Vancouver to Puerto Vallarta via Phoenix.
So at the moment, my to-do list includes two major tasks. I have to review all of the exams, and I need to pack as well.
Which to do first: marking or packing? Marking or packing ..? Marking or packing ...?