School's out...well...almost.

The end of another school year is nearly upon us, for which we are all truly thankful -- amen!

Actually, when I was in high school, I don't know if I ever thought that my teachers were probably as tired and drained as we were towards the end of the year. Since becoming a teacher myself, I've learned that teachers look forward to the summer vacation as much as their students do!

But between me and those blessed weeks of respite lie the following:

-- Four classes' worth of performance projects to grade
-- Four classes' worth of in-class essays to grade
-- Four classes' worth of final papers to grade.

The final papers have me quite worried right now. The papers are due in my hands in eleven hours, and I'm still getting emails from students of the "is this thesis okay" variety.

Note to students: the "Pressure produces diamonds" theory may work for carbon, but I don't think it's well-applied to scholastic endeavors.

I'm off to sweet dreamland while the Little Darlings slave away, fueled by massive amounts of caffeine, sugar, and Instant Messages about their cruel English teacher.