Today is the last day of marking for the government. Since July 5th, I’ve been on a team of 160ish teachers responsible (by choice) for marking the provincial grade 9 writing exams. There are over 43,000 exams to be marked, and each exam has two parts: an essay or narrative and a business letter. As…
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Summer is Here!
It’s the first day of summer holidays, and I am wretchedly sick. I started two nights ago with a bit of a sore throat, and now I’m fighting a chest cough that makes my pinkies hurt. Really. I’m coughing hard enough that even my phalanges are affected. The fun part is that if I cough…