Another Short School Week

I don't know about anybody else, but I'm totally disoriented by this schedule. I never have any idea what day of the week it is or what I'm supposed to be doing tomorrow. I can understand the attraction of the Jewish rituals, which I've never really done. It provides a rhythm and structure that I can imagine would be comforting.

To add to my general haziness, I gave tests in all of my classes today. This means that by the end of the day I'm both exhausted by the general stress of testing and bored to tears by not doing anything. Every time I try to start something during a test, something interrupts me. I think in the nearly 3 hours I was sitting there I completed one page of a lesson plan for one class, and graded 5 tests. Not what I'd consider a stellar output, but it's not like I can talk on the phone or curl up with a good book or nap or anything. I miss the give and take of class.