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What happens when we stop leaving comments and start getting real? – Lead by Learning

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People always ask me why I love teaching and my answer is simple: the young people. They are dynamic, fun, ever changing, and brutally honest. Each day is an adventure and a moment to learn. Now, what I like least about teaching is grading. It is time consuming, boring, and never ending. I pass things back to students each day and wonder if they ever look at my feedback or grow from the comments I make. So this past year, my third, as the 9th-grade English teacher at my school, I stopped leaving comments on students’ writing. Before this experiment in grading, my students were all over the place as writers. One student, The Hurrier, never read over his work but thought that a turned in paper equaled a passing paper. Another student, The Procrastinator, rushed at the end of her paper, missing evidence or key components. A third student, The Overconfident, felt their work deserved an A and was angry at me for “giving” a grade that was unsatisfactory.  And a fourth, The Perfectionist, nev

What happens when we stop leaving comments and start getting real? Teacher Scholar Voices November 13, 2018 Tags: Students at the Center Original post was updated June 28, 2021. People always ask me why I love teaching and my answer is simple: the young people. They are dynamic, fun, ever changing, and brutally honest. Each day is an adventure and a moment to learn. Now, what I like least about teaching is grading . It is time consuming, boring, and never ending. I pass things back to students each day and wonder if they ever look at my feedback or grow from the comments I make. So this past y

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