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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I put aside 30 minutes each night to grade assignments as they are submitted.  I know that means I'm "working for free" but it helps me keep things at a manageable level so I can get everything done in compliance with the new grading policy.  [/quote]

What subject and grade level?

I would be thrilled if it was just 30 min a night for seven nights.

It usually 2.5 to 3 hours a night for 4-5 nights to grade a single secondary writing assignment with comments. [/quote]

Hon. English 9.

I'm sure the grading responsibility will increase as the year progresses but so far through 3 weeks we have not done any large scale assignments.  Each one takes 2-3 minutes to review and grade.  When we get to larger written assignments, we have two staff members who work in the writing center who can assist with the heavy lifting of evaluating papers.[/quote]

That’s great!

The grading load is why our school has difficulty keeping English teachers. It’s usually the cited reason when people quit. If we had someone to help with essay comments, we may be able to grow some veteran department members! [/quote]

Our school has mostly veteran teachers. The problem with others grading is it’s very subjective.  Last year a teacher helped grade and gave my kid a bad grade on a paragraph of an essay.  Regular teacher graded the entire assignment and no changes made and gave a perfect score.  MCPS needs consistency.  [/quote]

Grading IS subjective... and the teacher who gave your child a bad grade on a paragraph was probably more helpful to your child than one giving a perfect score, provided there were comments.  All teachers have something different to contribute, and it sure beats a machine grading everyone's papers the same way, which leads to homogeneity in writing.  [/quote]

How was it helpful?  There was no feedback and no way to reach out to the teacher to discuss why.  I suspect why was the paragraph alone made no sense without the entire essay (the assignment was to just turn in that paragraph) and it was very technical.  If the regular teacher gave it an A without any changes, then how was that C helpful when child went to the regular teacher who said it was good.  The inconsistencies are a problem.[/quote]

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