This wasn't the first marking of the year, of course! Thanks to our very early field trip, my marking starts in September. But then there is a big pause. And then in November, it all kicks off again.
This year I had two assignments coming in in a week in the middle of November. One on Wednesday and one on Friday. The one on the Wednesday has about 100 students. It is not a big assignment, but it's just such a big cohort! And the assignment that came in on Friday had only 35 students, but the assignment is a lot bigger.
That is really quite some work. I have to still prepare my lectures and tutorials, of course, but otherwise I will basically be spending every working minute marking. I hope I will make good progress. It will feel really good to get these enormous batches out of the way! Especially as the week after, the third batch would come in. A sizable assignment with some 45 students. But then, luckily, the bulk is done. Maybe that will help in not being exhausted by the time the University closes for Christmas! I have a bit of a habit of falling ill then. Hopefully, I can avoid that this year. And hopefully I won't come down with something before I even get to December, like last year. Wish me luck!
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| An algal bloom, related to the big pile of marking. Pic by NASA |
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