I had worked on my big pile of marking for weeks. And when the deadline came close, I had resorted to working in the weekend as well. That was dull, but the result was that on the Monday I only had a few scripts left. Fortunately! I also had a guest lecture, a drop-in, a student presentation, and a fair number of emails to answer from students about other assignments. And I had to get some stuff ready for one of these assignments. Maybe more about that later. But either way; there wasn't that much time I could dedicate to it on Monday. But I did get it done! And I immediately emailed my moderator to say it was ready for her.
I had emailed her on Friday that that pile was on its way, but she hadn’t responded. That was not a good sign.
When I had finished it I breathed a sigh of relief, and went home. It was nice to have that off my back! Even though the intermediate pile of marking was still there, of course. But that deadline wasn't for a few days. It felt easier than last year, when I had turned into a marking zombie.
By the evening I had a response from the moderator. She would do it the very next day. And that meant I would probably be able to release it then. And that was within the deadline! Success!
My deadlines were a bit earlier than a few years back. And they came in short succession; too short. But at least this means now that I won't have an enormous pile hanging over me over over the Christmas period. And that is nice!
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