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Re: Killing time.

On Jul 3, 11:40 am, gathring <csto...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> russiandolly wrote:
> > gathring wrote:
> >> have all of my grading done except for the tests that are currently
> >> being taken.
>
> >> want to be done
>
> >> want to tell them 'you all passed the final, have a nice life'
>
> >> want to take a nap
>
> > what would happen if you just did that? (let everyone pass?)
>
> would make the hard work of those that studied and passed
> meaningless, not to mention messing with my sense of ethics. rode
> it out, just filed my grades, and am cleaning up my classroom to
> go on break.

I hope you have a nice break. I teach (college math in my case) as
well and really struggle with the issue of grading. I don't feel
worthy to judge other human beings but at the same time I can't ignore
the fact that some students study work harder and learn more than
others. My solution is to grade leinently but not too leinently. I
want my classes to be easy to pass (D or above) with almost any honest
effort, even for the mathematically challenged and thus I reserve
failing grades almost exclusively for students who blow off attending
and/or doing any homework. I also want students with a reasonable
amount of understanding to be able to get a C or a B without undue
stress. Finally, I want to reserve A's for students who really are
above average so that the grade doesn't become meaningless. I don't
always suceed, but most students find me a fair enough grader.

Do you ever find dissociative symptoms interfering with your teaching?
Sometimes I teach on autopilot and feel pretty surreal when I'm
standing in the front of the room at the chalkboard and notice these
words coming out of my mouth.

-scattered

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