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Okay, turns out that TAing intersession is definitely madness. It's 1:30 to 4:30 and then 5:30 to 8:30 Monday through Thursday. And at some point these things need to get marked. Eating is hurried, actual lab work is basically non-existent.
So really, it's no surprise that I was sick yesterday. I was going to go to work... right up until I tried to go put the kettle on and couldn't make it downt he stairs. Then I decided going back to bed was a much more sensible option.
And then today we had to proctor the midterm. Our proctoring gets more intense every year. This time, the new thing is giving us a printout of the photos from the Registrar of all the students who should be in the room. We're supposed to check that the pictures on the ID card match the picture on record. Apparently they did catch an imposter with a fake ID in the regular term, but in intersession, it's just a bit silly. Seeing as I know half the students in the room, and one of the other proctors knows the other half.
So really, it's no surprise that I was sick yesterday. I was going to go to work... right up until I tried to go put the kettle on and couldn't make it downt he stairs. Then I decided going back to bed was a much more sensible option.
And then today we had to proctor the midterm. Our proctoring gets more intense every year. This time, the new thing is giving us a printout of the photos from the Registrar of all the students who should be in the room. We're supposed to check that the pictures on the ID card match the picture on record. Apparently they did catch an imposter with a fake ID in the regular term, but in intersession, it's just a bit silly. Seeing as I know half the students in the room, and one of the other proctors knows the other half.