Grading
Words upon words upon words,
piled one after the other in a
dizzying array. Sometimes with
meaning, but many times
meaningless, empty, filler.
Meant to boost a word count
not understanding.
“No joy in the writer, no joy in the reader,”
the old axiom. Not only no joy,
no care, no understanding, no
desire for anything but an “A”
without the effort it demands.
Palpable frustration the grader’s lot;
Much to be said on this, but no time—
the list of papers seemingly endless.
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It's the end of term, and sometimes the frustration spills out. It's not really this bad! I actually have a number of very talented and hardworking students. But at this time of the year, it's the bad apples that stand out--human nature, right?
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