Fun with Finals

So it's that time of year where I get to watch my students take their last exam and leave my class forever. I just finished grading all my calculus exams and now that I'm done, I thought I'd share with you my favorite quotes from finals...

• "Are you really making us stop taking the test on time?"
• "Screw you calculus....I love the grader :)"
• "Let me explain to you why I failed this semester..."
• "Have mercy!"
• "The answer is Carbon squared"
• Picture drawn of a pirate ship sinking into shark infested waters

And now to top it off with a little story. I received an email last week from another professor concerning a student we both had this past semester. She forwarded an email to me that this student sent to her. The letter explained how the student had really enjoyed the class but that he didn't do as well this semester because of his recent engagement to a girl in Salt Lake. He then proceeded to say how he knew that the professor would understand that marriage was much more important than school or work and that he needed good grades for graduate school. Is there any way he could get marriage extra credit in the class? The professor then asked me if I had received a similar email and in fact, I received the exact email with wedding announcement attached. Hmmm....I don't think he was planning on us teachers talking.

I have too much time on my hands

So, I've found some pretty depressing Christmas songs. I thought I'd share a few with you.

Happy Hanukkah!

This Friday at sundown marks the beginning of Hanukkah. Normally I don't pay too much attention to Jewish holidays but since beginning my work at SLC I have come into contact with a few Jews. So Happy Hanukkah!

The other reason for this post is because the senior senator from Utah just released a Hanukkah song that is a bit catchy. It is kind of a rip off of Adam Sandler's song, but it is catchy.

Eight Days of Hanukkah from Tablet Magazine on Vimeo.