Granted, there are still students who missed school last week (either in part or entirely) and a few who have special arrangements that I still need to deal with. I will have to deal with these by submitting grade changes later since we need to finalize our quarter one grades by Monday morning. Still, the rest of them are done.
I feel both satisfaction and frustration whenever I complete this task. The satisfaction comes from not carrying that weight anymore, both figuratively and literally considering the amount of papers I had in my bag. The frustration is from seeing those students who just did not try, or who gave only a minimal effort at the end that fell way short.
At least this ended only the quarter. The semester grades matter when it comes to transcripts. Hopefully this wake-up call will get some of these kids moving in the right direction. It usually helps at least a few of them.
Now I just need to work on planning for the next quarter, not to mention my own education.