The Excel Theatre blog posts a collection of Excel-related tweets. Most of these tend to run along the extremes of love and hate for using the software, but whatever the emotion, they are entertaining to read.
I wondered about grading. I started noticing last year that there are a preponderance of tweets on grading---usually on Sunday evenings. Although the school year is just gearing up, it would appear that observations related to grading are already in full swing. Here is a sample from the last week:
I wondered about grading. I started noticing last year that there are a preponderance of tweets on grading---usually on Sunday evenings. Although the school year is just gearing up, it would appear that observations related to grading are already in full swing. Here is a sample from the last week:
- If I tailor my classes to students who don't give a shit, does that mean no more grading?! http://onion.com/9xnQEU
- I believe I have successfully been deterred from teaching...I don't like grading!
- I need help grading papers! Who wanna help! I got food and beer
- #handcramp from grading papers.......................
- Grading is a bitch
- I really should be doing something productive.....like grading these papers but y would I want to do that?? That's no fun.
- Grading papers.... So wack!!! I need a new job asap
- Grading essays is not my thing. this child does not know how to write an essay. I will throw up if i read another error.
- It's Labor Day, so I'm laboring: grading papers, projects and videos.
- Grading. Yup, it still sucks.
- Now to do some mental labor. Grading papers.
- Grading labs for my other job. Grading is the only part of teaching I despise, really.
- Why am I so proud of myself for grading instead of watching football? Am I that irresponsible? #rhetoricaltweets
- hell must be grading the essays of students who lack a basic comprehension of the simplest grammar rules (Note from me: Such as not using a capital at the beginning of a sentence and punctuation at the end?)
- I had grading nightmares for years after I quit teaching.
- Avoiding grading papers on a holiday, though I need to hand them back soon. The house, not coincidentally, is remarkably clean. (Note from me: This was my MO for most of my career.)
- I'm grading papers on Labor Day. Somehow this just seems wrong.
- I wanted a cookout with big fat hamburgers and potato salad. :) Instead I get...grading!
- Just realized I hate grading!!! But someone has to do it, I need an assistant and I am the assistant. #fml!!
- Grading essays is the worst part of the job.
- I am grading. *flat monotone* I love grading. Grading is so much fun. (I can do this! I know I can!)
My plan this year is to regularly collect tweets related to grading and disperse some tips on managing the day-to-day aspects of grading. What would you say about grading (in 140 characters or less)?
1 comment:
I'm not a tweeter (yet, anyway), but if I was, I might say...
"If the feedback doesn’t guide learning, why bother to grade it?"
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