I discovered being the one giving the final is almost as stressful as being the student taking the final. Almost but not quite. I still have some time to do other things, but I have a mound of grading to complete as well as preparing my students for their finals. Some of them have realized [...]

Next week is a review week for my students. This week was hectic, because in addition to teaching the last of their lessons, I was preparing a final study guide for them. There’s so much material! I didn’t anticipate that I would need so much time to decide on what they should take away from [...]

I returned to Najmat’s dance class tonight. First time back in about 2 years. Some things never change, like a few of the same students are still there. Returning is strange, because there were definitely familiar faces but also new ones. It’s like a weird memory. The class was enjoyable. I was pleasantly surprised that [...]