Yea it wouldn't be a real blog if there was no complaining....
End of the 9 weeks is Friday, I have the district Mathematics writing prompt to grade by Thursday, and I have the district benchmark to give tomorrow and zero motivation to do any of it!
I'm 2/3 of the way done grading the writing prompts, and I feel like I've failed as an educator. I don't know how I can stand up there and give them the information and have so little retention. And if I read another paper where they misuse they're, their, and there I might go postal!
I'm three weeks behind on grading and I don't even want to get started on the Pythagorean Theorem projects sitting next to me. I think that my last bit of motivation was used writing this post...
Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo done with this evening, up next is dinner and then maybe some relaxation before bed.
One day at a time. Sometimes one class at a time. It's easy to be overwhelmed. It's those that push through that are successful. Stay with it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I needed to hear that!
DeleteOne day at a time. Sometimes one class at a time. It's easy to be overwhelmed. It's those that push through that are successful. Stay with it.
ReplyDeleteYou're doing great. Hang in there (or is it they're? No, it's their). Couldn't resist.:) Hope today is a better day for you.
ReplyDeleteOh you! Thanks
DeleteI can't tell you the number of times when I got so excited about a project and then nearly came unglued when it was time to grade them. The best thing to do is create a rubric and only list what is important on it. Ex. Correct use of homophones 10 points. 1-2 homophone errors 8 pts. 3-4 errors 5 pts. 5 or more errors 0 Pts. It's a pain to set up but will save you in the long run. Just put checks on the rubric and staple to the project, paper, etc
ReplyDeleteGood idea! I'll add that to the ever growing list of "How to do it better next time"!
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