I have an instructor who teaches 4 sections of the same class. A few quarters ago - she and I had to come up with a "stress-reducing" plan to help her better facilitate her four courses. She found that when she went into her first and even second section - she was feeling "fresh" and ready to tackle the discussion board, grading, etc. However, depending on the issues w/students in those first or first two courses, she found herself feeling stressed out thus losing energy for the 3rd and 4th session. We eliminated this "snowball" stress by coming up with a great time management routine - she would do 2 classes, then take a break, and come back and go into the two other courses. This helped a lot. Thanks, Toni