Grading Rants

As you grade, you will no doubt become acutely aware of what little things bug the crap out of you. I'd like to see you use this space to talk about what they're doing that bugs you and why.

I'll start:


WHEN I SAY FOUR PAGES, I MEAN ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH PAGE, NOT THREE PAGES AND HALFWAY DOWN THE FOURTH. NOT THREE PAGES AND A LITTLE AT THE TOP OF THE FOURTH. NOT THREE PAGES AND ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN THE FOURTH PAGE.


Three students are simply getting their papers back to them Wednesday--along with an explanation that if they ask me for 4 dollars and I give them $3.50, I haven't given them what they asked for.