this week, all fifty of them. After grading their papers I realized their revisions might be poor if I didn't talk to them in person about the work. And I distrust grading as feedback anyway. They make cosmetic revisions, a few cuts, a few change of phrases and turn it back in. More and more I'm thinking of grading in conference rather than marking papers at home and giving them back. I end up meeting with them anyway.
So that was my day yesterday. Got there at 7 am, left at 8:30 pm, and today's looking about the same. And tomorrow.
Monday they turn in the finals. Then I will grade them again!
Oh, Mexico...
