another last-minute surprise

ML has got to have the most disorganized class scheduling system on the planet. On Friday, the principal told me that a new class has been created for a group of failing students - English 11 - which (surpise surprise) I have been assigned to teach, starting Monday. How is it possible that ALL of my teaching assignments this year were given to me the day before the courses start?? To make matters worse, I just realized the pressure of having this class because these kids, who are actually in gr. 12, are taking English 11 first semester with me, in hopes that they will pass and can go onto English 12 next semester, where hopefully they will also pass so they will graduate on time with their peers. If I can't help them pass, they will not graduate on time. Arrrgh.

11-hour work days + weekends in the office is no fun.