tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post8162800242160728706..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Red pen, hot tea, and slabs of chocolatejo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-30706899410986388522009-11-21T16:25:58.452-05:002009-11-21T16:25:58.452-05:00I *really* want to go into Thanksgiving with no gr...I *really* want to go into Thanksgiving with no grading backlog, but am starting to despair. I have a stack of quizzes, short stories, and essays to grade, and have made absolutely no progress today.It's hard to feel motivated when I am also feeling so in need of recharging, but will the recharging be possible if I still feel so behind?Jackiehttp://jackieregales.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-85057923621469942202009-11-19T15:24:05.440-05:002009-11-19T15:24:05.440-05:00The pleasures of grading papers in bed Naked works...The pleasures of grading papers in bed Naked works for me. <br /><br />LOL! another Naked Photo shoot.<br /><br />UNlike I have been speniding all my time Writing Papers in steady of grading, do you think I will get a better mark if I gave my Prof some Chocolate to eat while she grades mine?<br />;)Silver Creek Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804921669445329903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-52020757848501371062009-11-19T12:19:10.261-05:002009-11-19T12:19:10.261-05:00For me it's red pen, whiskey and a shot glass!...For me it's red pen, whiskey and a shot glass!Seeking Solacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605809609182729290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-68762288560860717092009-11-19T10:09:32.302-05:002009-11-19T10:09:32.302-05:00Grading papers in bed isn't as distracting as ...Grading papers in bed isn't as distracting as I thought it would be, the "bed" part being the little reward that gets me to do it. I read five papers at a time, then I can get up to walk around, stretch, and eat chocolate. :-)<br /><br />I am fully expecting you to write a future post called "The pleasure of grading papers in bed."Loriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610684937868696220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-31854910735778346582009-11-19T09:21:16.193-05:002009-11-19T09:21:16.193-05:00You almost make we want to grade that pile on my d...You almost make we want to grade that pile on my desk. Well, I've started it. I took it home. It just didn't make it out of my bag. I get distressed reading their papers. They have so far to go to even be coherent. I think you've gotten the secret to interesting reading though- ignite their passion.Lomagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09273397354830985024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-85884421843597024802009-11-19T09:01:10.455-05:002009-11-19T09:01:10.455-05:00Don't give her anymore distractions! Sending ...Don't give her anymore distractions! Sending her to bed will be the end of grading, you can bet. She's got to get the grading done so she can have lunch with me and discuss her BOOK (in progress).<br /><br />The NagYourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-10831511737785337272009-11-19T07:38:13.988-05:002009-11-19T07:38:13.988-05:00I don't actually use a red pen either. The red...I don't actually use a red pen either. The red pen in the title is metaphorical.<br /><br />But now I'm thinking "The pleasure of grading papers in bed" could be an even better title for a blog post.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-47876825812426550602009-11-19T07:35:35.931-05:002009-11-19T07:35:35.931-05:00PS: I also (over-)rely upon chocolate as a gradin...PS: I also (over-)rely upon chocolate as a grading motivator, and I've re-discovered the pleasure of grading papers in bed.<br /><br />I don't use a red pen, though.Loriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610684937868696220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-38749732951347751002009-11-19T07:34:37.586-05:002009-11-19T07:34:37.586-05:00I *just* finished a batch of essay drafts I'm ...I *just* finished a batch of essay drafts I'm handing back today, then I'll collect another batch this afternoon, which means I'll be reading essays over Thanksgiving. But it always feels good to hand *some* essays back even if you have more coming in: it's the progress that's encouraging.Loriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610684937868696220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-29037393579761106492009-11-19T05:41:09.942-05:002009-11-19T05:41:09.942-05:00Oooh, I missed the meteors :(Oooh, I missed the meteors :(Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851524413793098615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-6371339589055248742009-11-19T01:41:52.496-05:002009-11-19T01:41:52.496-05:00I think I need to come up with better assignments....I think I need to come up with better assignments. "Hopeful" is not the usual emotion I feel after reading my students' work, even when it's good. <br /><br />(I don't think it's the students' fault - it's that the assignments are relentlessly practical, and there's little room for creativity in most of them.)Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.com