10/9: whew

I finished a big chunk of grading, grade-calculating, and assignment-returning this evening.  I'm still not "caught up," but I'm not woefully behind, so I'm going to count that as a good thing.  Another good thing:  the student grades I calculated were very solid!  I'm very glad I gave them the chance to revise one of the substantial assignments for this first half of the course:  it made a real difference, and I think (hope?) the revision process helped their learning.