It only takes her about five minutes to grade the quizzes. As she suspected, even her top-performing students like Silver Spoon and Twist did poorly. She rubs her temple in frustration, making sure to smooth out her coat afterwards so as to not make it obvious that she was upset. This poor performance has been a trend over the last few months. In fact, everything has just been on a bit of a downward spiral. The students don't have the excitement for learning that they used to, and their attentiveness and grades are both hurting because of it. Meanwhile, this is causing Cheerilee to lose passion for her job that she has loved for so many years. That, combined with her nonstop exhaustion as of late, has made the Ponyville Schoolhouse a place where nopony is happy.