Exam week: a time when the school transforms into a battlefield of nerves, stress, and late-night cramming. But here’s a little secret—teachers are just as stressed as the students, if not more!
While students are busy memorizing facts and formulas, teachers are preparing for the onslaught of grading that’s about to come their way. Imagine sitting down with a towering stack of papers, red pen in hand, ready to dive into hours of marking. It’s enough to make anyone break into a sweat.
Take Mrs. Daniels, the math teacher who swears she’s seen more fractions and equations during exam week than she has in her entire career. “I start dreaming in numbers,” she jokes, though there’s a hint of truth behind the laughter. By the end of the week, she’s ready to ban all calculators from her sight—for at least a day or two.
Then there’s Mr. Green, the English teacher who goes through more coffee during exam week than any other time of the year. He’s become a legend for grading essays at lightning speed, but even he admits that by the time he reaches the last paper, he’s questioning the meaning of life (or at least the meaning of some very poorly structured sentences).
But it’s not just the grading that gets to teachers. There’s also the endless line of students with last-minute questions, the frantic requests for extra credit, and the inevitable moment when a student tries to argue that the question on the test was “too tricky” and should be thrown out entirely.
So, who’s more stressed during exam week? The truth is, it’s a tie. Both students and teachers are doing their best to survive the academic storm. The difference? Teachers are already planning their well-deserved post-exam nap while students are still calculating what grade they need to pass.
Remember, whether you’re handing in the exam or grading it, everyone’s in this together. Good luck to all—and may your coffee be strong!
