It's that time of the year again: coursework nightmare time. In England, in order to get a grade in English, students have 2 years to complete a GCSE (general certificate of secondary education...or some such British nonsense) which consists of 5 written pieces of coursework, 3 speaking and listening tasks and an exam (or three exams, depending on what they are studying). My Year 11s have finished everything but exams and they will be done on June 4 at the latest. In order to finish the work and get it ready to send off to the exam board, all the pieces have to me read, marked, annotated and given a final score. I have 29 students, it takes about 20-30 minutes to properly mark a piece of work and that means...29 times 5...times 30...carry the 2....well, it's a hell of a lot of hours marking.
But, long story short (or not really short at all actually), all the work has been read, marked, annotated and graded and sent off. It is the wind down period now and it is the time when we finally get to lighten up a bit and relax. Thank you Jebus.
Rehearsals for Annie are going well and I am loving being part of the show. The countdown is already on until the show goes up!
Speaking of countdowns...1 week until Norway!
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