Nunc dimittis

I wish everyone a sound sleep (very very important for processing information--brain specialists advise putting sleep above cramming) and a fresh morning.

I regret the need to have final exams, believe me. As an undergraduate I suffered from monstrous exam anxiety, and, after waking up on the morning of an exam one of the first things I would do was go into the bathroom and throw up. I wish there were another way to assess each student's individual ability at the end of the year, without any opportunity for collaboration or using resources. Virtually every language studied at university expects students to learn some grammar and vocabulary by heart, and the final exam is intended to test that knowledge. I believe it's an unpleasant necessity.

So I will see you tomorrow. I won't wish anyone good luck, since I think you make you own luck. But I will hope that everyone finds calmness and clarity of mind tomorrow morning.