After being away for two days right before the start of the term test meant I came back to find heaps of work to catch up on. I had a pile of journals reaching above my head (when seated) waiting to be corrected… Fun fun fun.

Actually, they are quite interesting to read through. You get to know the students much better through their diaries. Some have become like conversations with questions and answer going back and forth, so they are, for the most part, a pleasure to go through.