In Readiness

The switch to home-based learning for our students wasn't exactly a surprise and, since we've been there before, is hardly revolutionary. But things are a wee bit frantic at the moment as the necessary arrangements are made to make things work. I'm lucky in that I don't have to deal with anything on the scale of fixing examination arrangements and the like, so I'm very far indeed from complaining. Indeed, there's something bracing about getting done what needs to be done, and something like a sense of accomplishment in contributing to the nation's welfare in a very small way. A sense of purpose, an awareness of necessity, goes a long way towards easing the pains of work.