I don't want to work.

grr_aargh · June 2012

I just want to. . . do practically anything but work.

Seriously. I only have 9 essays left to grade but I. don't. wanna.

Heather R · June 2012

Are you teaching a summer class? Also, I forgot what level you teach.

c'mon, you can do it. Finish those bad boys.

esthergreenwood14 · June 2012

Post them here. We'll grade them for you

grr_aargh · June 2012

Heather R:
Are you teaching a summer class? Also, I forgot what level you teach.

c'mon, you can do it. Finish those bad boys.

Freshman comp.

And yes. A night class. On the one hand 2 nights per week off from putting kids to bed. On the other hand two 2 1/2 hr lectures per week and grading and really not much pay at all.

grr_aargh · June 2012

christie522:
Post them here. We'll grade them for you

No way dude.

Then you'll think I'm a *horrible* teacher.

Heather R · June 2012

I am holding up motivational "Just do it" signs.

NastyAnnie · June 2012

Send 'em my way. They seriously can't be worse than some of the papers I got in 102 last semester. O_O

esthergreenwood14 · June 2012

grr_aargh:
christie522:
Post them here. We'll grade them for you
No way dude.
Then you'll think I'm a *horrible* teacher.

Probably for the best. We can be brutal up in here.

ETA- meaning in the students. Not your teaching skills.

grr_aargh · June 2012

My kid's refusing to sleep. I can't tell which is worse - the fact that at 19 months we get excited about 5 hours of sleep in a row and take 2 hours to put her to sleep every effing night. . . or this essay about a dog.

Every time I teach this essay it goes like this:

Me: Long winded explanation of Observational Essays combined with 3 sample readings with requisite discussion of THESIS and UNIQUENESS and bringing HIDDEN MEANING TO THE SURFACE and 15 links to other essays by other people like Anne Lamott.

Them: I GET IT!!!
Me: Don't forget to have a deeper meaning - a reason the reader should read this and something they can take away from it!
Them: YES YES! I GET IT!
Me: AWESOME! I AM THE BEST TEACHER EVER!!!

Them: Here's a description of my dog. He's my best friend. The end.

Me:

quidditchcapn1120 · June 2012

grr_aargh:
My kid's refusing to sleep. I can't tell which is worse - the fact that at 19 months we get excited about 5 hours of sleep in a row and take 2 hours to put her to sleep every effing night. . . or this essay about a dog.
Every time I teach this essay it goes like this:
Me: Long winded explanation of Observational Essays combined with 3 sample readings with requisite discussion of THESIS and UNIQUENESS and bringing HIDDEN MEANING TO THE SURFACE and 15 links to other essays by other people like Anne Lamott.
Them: I GET IT!!!
Me: Don't forget to have a deeper meaning - a reason the reader should read this and something they can take away from it!
Them: YES YES! I GET IT!
Me: AWESOME! I AM THE BEST TEACHER EVER!!!
Them: Here's a description of my dog. He's my best friend. The end.
Me:

LOL. The wine should definitely help, then.

StrawberryAlarmClock · June 2012

Ah. Here we are, then.

I wish I could drive to school and grab my notebook. I keep a list of giggle-worthy errors just for fun. For example, I have tallied over 36 times that I've gotten papers with the word "prolly" in them. And I'm a Spanish teacher, so English essays are few and far between.

grr_aargh · June 2012

StrawberryAlarmClock:
Ah. Here we are, then.
I wish I could drive to school and grab my notebook. I keep a list of giggle-worthy errors just for fun. For example, I have tallied over 36 times that I've gotten papers with the word "prolly" in them. And I'm a Spanish teacher, so English essays are few and far between.

You can regale me some other day. . . I'd love to hear it.

Seriously, I have 4 essays left and I'm totally losing my mind.

cnybride2be · June 2012

grading essays...ugghh...i'm not a big fan of doing that. 9 essays left you say-that would take me about an hour and a half.

it's an hour and a half. heck, you might be faster. you can do it.

or you can nest instead.

write2nicole · June 2012

grr_aargh:
My kid's refusing to sleep. I can't tell which is worse - the fact that at 19 months we get excited about 5 hours of sleep in a row and take 2 hours to put her to sleep every effing night. . . or this essay about a dog.
Every time I teach this essay it goes like this:
Me: Long winded explanation of Observational Essays combined with 3 sample readings with requisite discussion of THESIS and UNIQUENESS and bringing HIDDEN MEANING TO THE SURFACE and 15 links to other essays by other people like Anne Lamott.
Them: I GET IT!!!
Me: Don't forget to have a deeper meaning - a reason the reader should read this and something they can take away from it!
Them: YES YES! I GET IT!
Me: AWESOME! I AM THE BEST TEACHER EVER!!!
Them: Here's a description of my dog. He's my best friend. The end.
Me:

Oh, you forgot to tell them to smoke the weed first. That would help them find the "deeper meaning."

Then the essays would be like this:

Here's a description of my dog. Why don't dogs talk? Maybe they do talk, and we just don't listen. My dog is my best friend and we eat ice cream out of the same bowl. The end.