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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HS English Teacher here. We do our best. But the kind of feedback OP is talking about it not physically possible anymore.

All of my 5 classes are 29 students+. If I was to give the time I wanted to all students, it would take 5 minutes per essay AT LEAST. I’m not a math teacher but….
29x5=145 students. 
145x5mins=over 12 hours of grading

Not to mention we have two large  :x papers per 9 weeks or so. We only have 1.5 hours of planning per day. 7.5 hours per week to plan, grade, cover classes, attend meetings..

I refuse to work past the duty day anymore. [b]The only solution is to reduce class sizes and allow us our full planning time during the school day. [/b]

I leave feedback on the rough draft and encourage them to come in at lunch or go to the writing center. I also conference during class time. However, the main feedback is given on the rough draft. If I provided them feedback on the rough draft, I don’t give feedback again on the final. No time. [/quote]

Agree that we need smaller class sizes.

MCPS wastes so much money on useless random initiatives.  Let’s reallocate that money to more teachers and smaller class sizes, which would benefit all students.  [/quote]

You're a high school teacher. An elementary teacher has max 28-30 students. They should be able to provide more feedback. FWIW, our child's HS English teacher actually provides real feedback so it is possible. I don't know whether this teacher has to work overtime to do it or is just a genius and really fast but it is really appreciated by the students.[/quote]

It’s overtime. I left comments on junior papers last weekend. It took 14 hours to get through 3/4th the pile. [/quote]

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