Now when I post late in the day I have a convenient excuse: I’m doing homework! Whether or not I am in that instance, it’s true in general because in general I am often doing homework, maybe more of it than I should.

I’m not sure whether I’m making too big a deal out of the assignments, can’t turn them around as quickly as I’d like or if it’s just difficult material — probably some combination of the three. And then there are the rabbit holes. Today I spent 30 minutes listening to a lecture on religion and violence, tangentially related to an assignment, primarily because it was interesting.

The endpoint of all this is that I have more empathy now for students, exam-takers and learners everywhere.