It's the time of year for teachers where things are finally looking up.
FINAL EXAMS!
You see, for teachers, "test days are rest days".
So here is why today I love my job.
I got to stay home and extra hour and a half with my little one, because today the final exams are for periods 0,2,6. I don't teach a zero period, and my prep period is 6th (the last class of the day), so today I am only with students from 10:16-12:16.
Now tomorrow of course is back to a regular schedule, I'll be with 4 classes.
But today? Today I love.
More time with Macie is what I get to have. And since the final is scantron, I don't even have to spend much time grading it! This is awesome!
Although, what I've learned in my ten years of teaching*, is that the days you think are going to be easy...that's when the problems show up. So I'm not holding my breath for a perfect day, but rather, just being excited about a change in the schedule and perhaps some extra time with my little one.
What were finals like when you guys were in high school?
*Inner monologue goes something like this: Oh Crap! 10 years? I've been teaching ten years? That means I must be old! That means I must be an adult!...then whew, I remember that I did a pirouette on campus this morning when I was sure that no one was looking. I'm pretty sure I won't be mistaken for an adult for quite a while!
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Well, they were held in December and May. And there was a rule that if you didn't miss any unexcused days and no more than 3 excused days, and you had an 86 or above average in a class, you could be exempt from the exam. So one year, I didn't take any exams, and my brother had to take several. It was great :) If I remember correctly though, the teachers had to be there the whole day, even through their planning periods.
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