A Day With A Difference

Yesterday was a Teacher Work Day, and we were busy preparing the report cards for the first nine weeks of the term. While progress reports are issued every three weeks, report cards are more formal and the data will be submitted to the School District. I plan to write a detailed post about the grading system soon. It’s the festive season back home, and I want to thank my friends, relatives, colleagues, students, and everyone else for filling my inbox with emails, e-cards, and messages of Diwali and birthday wishes through various platforms like Orkut and Skype. I especially appreciate the New Tech staff for taking the time to wish me on this occasion. I also acknowledge the kind thoughts of those who wanted to reach out but couldn’t. I understand your situation. This Diwali was a very different day for me in many ways, but I embrace it.