12:30 am Friday

I have finally finished grading.

• 45 introduction students
• 17 senior seminar students
• 20 american congress students
• 21 political behavior students

This equals 103 students. 38 students handed in 15 - 20 page papers, 17 of these were senior theses at 25 pages each. 45 students did a final exam with 20 short essay questions. 41 students did final essay exams. 103 students want instant gratification on their grades. I am exhausted, although I am seriously buzzed from the 4 diet cokes I ingested so I could finish the grading.

Oh, and, I don't use multiple choice or chi-tester or any other "easy" method...lots of reading of lots of bad writing.