Do students really pay attention on the last day of class? Their inner second list might also be starting to take priority. Maybe course preparations with that in mind might streamline it. Good luck with the last day of class.
Well it's my last class of the term, not theirs. They are graduate students and have other classes and then some exams. When I was a graduate student, I worked right through holidays. Sigh. But, yeah, we are all tired and we keep piling on the work. I completely agree though that last class should be fun, not the heap of tedium coming their way. I promised them at the beginning of the term that there would be no "busywork," that everything had a purpose determined by the program, the industry, etc. Is this true? I bet it all feels like pointless busywork. Are you in classes?