The teaching is done. Has been for the better part of a week as [some of] the kids have been working on a review packet. Finals start Monday.
As an extra source of inspiration and a boost to get them across the finish line, I will hand out the usual Oreos as they work on the test. And as a token of thanks, I will continue my tradition and hand out approximately 160 cards to thank them for being in my class.
The cards are hand-drawn but copied on the copier. And they are hand-colored, including a different function in the graph of the cover of each card. And they are hand-signed, including a left-hander’s checkmark that some of them have joyfully complained about all year long.
Although some of the cards will be left on the tables when the students are gone, in my experience there won’t be many.
One thing I can say with absolute certainty: no Oreos will remain.