Last Day

Here's what I posted on my classroom door this morning, the last day of final exams:

“Mr. Dunham, do you have our tests graded?”
“No (insert name, but thanks for stopping by to say thanks for a great year.”
“You’re welcome. When will my test be done?”
“Today is Friday; grades are due Tuesday. Sometime between now and then.”
“Okay. Can I see what you’ve graded so far?”
“No.”
“Can you just grade mine real quick so I know what I got?”
“No.”
“Is this another one of those rare-but-important lessons in delayed gratification that challenges my moral therapeutic deism?”
“Yep.”
“Thought so. Hey, I guess I learned something after all. Thanks for a great year!”
"You're welcome."

School's (almost) out for summer. Paging Alice Cooper...