An epiphany...of sorts.

So I look back on my last few post and think, who is that jaded and bitter blogger? She must just hate her job.

Nothing could be further from the truth. I love what I do. And I'm sorry if that makes those of you that don't love their jobs a little bit jealous. But like anyone, I do have my days. This semester, in fact, I've had quite a few. But today I realized that despite the few bad ones that stick out in my head, I have many really good students. And now, even some of the bad ones are starting to come around.

Case in point. Today was quiz day. It wasn't a pop quiz...for most students, anyway. I gave them fair notice. Hell, I sent out a mass email to all of my students telling them exactly what to study.

Lo and behold....they did. I've been grading the quizzes, and so far, people have been doing pretty good. Very good, in fact.

Maybe the exam--the exam that most of them failed--was a wake-up call. At least, that's what I hope. We'll see if this is the beginning of a trend, or a fluke.

Call it an epiphany...call it dumb luck. I call it a good day in the books.