The The Impotence of Proofreading
My brother, Lance, sent me a link to a video of a fine gentleman, Taylor Mali, ranting about “What Teachers Make.” A few clicks brought me to this, a disturbingly true look at the state of students’ proofing skillz:
Grading and Sidearms
I’ve previously posted on why my uniform does not include a sidearm, but it’s good to have reminders now and then of why this is so. It’s final grading time hereabouts right now, and I’m getting close to the end. All that remains is for me to grade the essay …
Grading Graduates
I’m grading graduate student research papers this weekend, from my course “Medieval War and Peace.” It’s a nice change from marking up freshman composition papers. There are fewer egregious grammar issues and more attempts to say something of solid merit. Sadly, though, not everything is different. For example, these graduate …
Finals Week
After a brief chance to catch my breath earlier this week — a couple days to bang out two more chapters of Four Shards — I’ve now entered the homestretch of the semester. Finals. For students, finals week means studying. For teachers, it means grading. For all of us, it …