Today is Thanksgiving in Canada. Pumpkin pies, turkey, and lots of enjoyable wine and company.
Ahhhhh. Now I understand why class attendance was down on Thursday afternoon. Students start leaving for the Thanksgiving break on Thursday.
When I first started teaching in Canada, I taught a course that met at 2pm on MWF. On the Friday before Thanksgiving, only seven of the seventy students showed up for class. I never again held classes on the Friday afternoon before a long weekend.Here is a good list of things to be thankful for.