I have 31 essays staring at me and sitting on my desk, but I’m not grading them – yet. I figure I’ll be happier if I spend this next 30 minutes checking up on our conversations. It will make me feel human, unlike grading, which will make me feel like a monstrous marking machine.
See you on your blogs!
I’ve got a stack of essays waiting for me, too, and I’m not going to cope with ‘em until Sunday, so I understand! Thanks for choosing us!
Comment by Eileen E. Schell — September 22, 2006 @ 2:55 pm |
Laura -
The tragedy of the ungraded stack… mine still sits untouched… once we start it isn’t so painful, I always recall as I start to roll through them. But in the ungraded stack state, they feel like a tempest moving inland from the sea…
Sigh…
Comment by Trish — September 23, 2006 @ 11:30 pm |
I’ve done 19 so far. 11 more to go!
Comment by revolutionlullabye — September 25, 2006 @ 12:55 am |
I’m happy again about grading. I’ve finally figured out a system that works for me that allows me to enjoy the papers. I read them through, writing comments on them as I feel inspired to do so, and marking the inevitable errors. And as I finish each one, I put it in a stack: “A,” “B,” etc. When I’ve finished the whole pile, I look at each stack and make sure I don’t need to change the grade. (Sometimes I’m too hard or too easy on the first ones I read.) And then I write the grades on the papers and write whatever additional comments are needed. And voila! Stress-free (relatively) grading, and very time-conserving, as well.
Comment by senioritis — September 30, 2006 @ 12:26 pm |