tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post116102648995309213..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Aerobic gradingjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161370803560379752006-10-20T15:00:00.000-04:002006-10-20T15:00:00.000-04:00Well done! I am THE WORST grader ever. My students...Well done! I am THE WORST grader ever. My students bug me constantly about it. That stack of 170 tests looks like it's never getting smaller. Maybe aerobic exercise is the answer. And I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who works better in a coffee shop.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005040876956039402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161183519009880812006-10-18T10:58:00.000-04:002006-10-18T10:58:00.000-04:00I'm grading midterms. I take a break after each e...I'm grading midterms. I take a break after each exam. It's the only way I can get myself to start the next one!delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161143422624972852006-10-17T23:50:00.000-04:002006-10-17T23:50:00.000-04:00Hey, killing two birds with one stone - and two bi...Hey, killing two birds with one stone - and two birds that aren't typically killed with the same stone, too: blogging and exercise.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02667140531327670081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161134651972921502006-10-17T21:24:00.000-04:002006-10-17T21:24:00.000-04:00What a great idea. I always try to build some exe...What a great idea. I always try to build some exercise into my day, whether it's parking at the far end of the parking lot or doing what I call library aerobics.listiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531432035830658570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161128387747725842006-10-17T19:39:00.000-04:002006-10-17T19:39:00.000-04:00I'm with you on grading and beign stationary. I wi...I'm with you on grading and beign stationary. I wish that I coudl grade while on a stationary bicylce. Help to avoid the professorial waist-spread as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161123956361267492006-10-17T18:25:00.000-04:002006-10-17T18:25:00.000-04:00I am "in transition," having made a mid-year move ...I am "in transition," having made a mid-year move (we arrived the night before mid-year's day). My academic employment consists of grading secondary papers online, and that ties my to my machine. I need to work out how to adapt your system to prevent my getting tempted by the internet.Andrew Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192962796481117755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161112944515402432006-10-17T15:22:00.000-04:002006-10-17T15:22:00.000-04:00you hate grading??? What kind of a professor are y...you hate grading??? What kind of a professor are you? I thought professors treasured every utterance and written mark of every single one of their students? And now you tell me that grading is torture? I'm so disillusioned... :-)Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01503422107908380716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161107223979028342006-10-17T13:47:00.000-04:002006-10-17T13:47:00.000-04:00And after burning all those calories, did you get ...And after burning all those calories, did you get to have cake?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161099266751327812006-10-17T11:34:00.000-04:002006-10-17T11:34:00.000-04:00Try grading while standing. Changes your whole ou...Try grading while standing. Changes your whole outlook.<BR/><BR/>FAYourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161098827744008792006-10-17T11:27:00.000-04:002006-10-17T11:27:00.000-04:00When I was teaching at Grad School, which had a mu...When I was teaching at Grad School, which had a multi-story library on campus, I used to take a stack of grading to the library. I'd sit down at a table on the first floor and grade one paper; then I'd climb up the stairs to the second floor and grade another paper; and so on. When I got to the top floor, I'd start going down. Once I had traveled the whole library once, I had 10 papers graded and was allowed to take a break.<BR/><BR/>It was a very strange system, but it really worked for me; my grading kind of fell apart when I moved to a school that had a tiny library!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161094325101114892006-10-17T10:12:00.000-04:002006-10-17T10:12:00.000-04:00I envy your students! I remember what it was like...I envy your students! I remember what it was like to be an undergrad, and I remember having some profs who let it show when they happened to grade your paper at the end of the stack. I would have been thrilled to have a prof who took breaks in between each essay -- seems like there's a much better chance of getting clear-headed, fair feedback. Keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161053571606335942006-10-16T22:52:00.000-04:002006-10-16T22:52:00.000-04:00You've gotta tell your students about the workout ...You've gotta tell your students about the workout they gave you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161052514796322382006-10-16T22:35:00.000-04:002006-10-16T22:35:00.000-04:00Hey - that's a great idea. I wonder if I can work ...Hey - that's a great idea. I wonder if I can work it into my day...Coffee-Drinking Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11029304444311098520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161034726889911832006-10-16T17:38:00.000-04:002006-10-16T17:38:00.000-04:00That's marvelous! Now I'm wishing there were two s...That's marvelous! Now I'm wishing there were two stories at my place so I could imitate you.<BR/><BR/>I <I>so</I> hear you about wanting to do housework in messy rooms, rather than actually focus on the grading: since my place is almost always messier than I want it to be, I usually just have to leave if I actually want to get anything done.Ancrene Wiseasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075637582360688845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161032556798050952006-10-16T17:02:00.001-04:002006-10-16T17:02:00.001-04:00LOL! Youa re so cute, jo(e)!!!I miss you!!! WAHN...LOL! Youa re so cute, jo(e)!!!<BR/><BR/>I miss you!!! WAHN!Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161032525414273972006-10-16T17:02:00.000-04:002006-10-16T17:02:00.000-04:00I can just see you running up and down the stairs....I can just see you running up and down the stairs. You are a hoot!Yankee, Transferredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627693160131161133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161031402879136932006-10-16T16:43:00.000-04:002006-10-16T16:43:00.000-04:00I used to grade papers in the coffe shop at Barnes...I used to grade papers in the coffe shop at Barnes and Noble becasue I was less distracted there than at home.<BR/><BR/>And I studied at a coffee shop in NYC for the same reason.<BR/><BR/>I write sermons sitting at the kitchen table with my laptop; again less distracting --at present can't pick up the wireless signal there!Rev Dr Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607665272056430039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161031256784475962006-10-16T16:40:00.000-04:002006-10-16T16:40:00.000-04:00What a great plan! I think I will try something si...What a great plan! I think I will try something similar with the dozens of articles I have to add metadata to this week.Repressed Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856510904954806776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161029738755476012006-10-16T16:15:00.000-04:002006-10-16T16:15:00.000-04:00Each essay? That made me chuckle a bit. But I'm ...Each essay? That made me chuckle a bit. But I'm the same way with reviewing docs at work. I have to force myself not to stop in the middle of a doc and go get a snack or something.halloweenloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226515861332754382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1161029327767344032006-10-16T16:08:00.000-04:002006-10-16T16:08:00.000-04:00Very clever! And congratulations for not getting t...Very clever! And congratulations for not getting tempted to move back downstairs about 20 papers in.Ianquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268223727887685830noreply@blogger.com