For students and faculty near the end of the school year
Toward the end of the semester
everyone is weary, tired
from the long haul since January.
It’s finally May, but three weeks
stretch out before students and
faculty like a daunting gauntlet that
must be run.
facts and formulas and
literary analyses.
How much of this information
will sufficiently resurface
during Finals?
And will it take root as insight,
connection, knowledge, depth—
growth?
Faculty nerves are frayed.
Teaching souls are searching
for evidence of comprehension
and mastery in students on
subjects caringly taught.
In a few weeks, the course
will be complete and
all will cross the line
exulting or staggering or
just relieved.
look back and reflect, but,
for now, the challenge is
to press on—focus, dig deep,
and strive to finish
the semester with
a bit of grace.
a bit of grace.
John Franklin Hay
2025
Indianapolis, Indiana
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