What I worry the most about is grading, which only got worse after the first round of actual summaries. I've studied and summarized the article, so I know what I'm looking for, but even with the most detailed rubric English is still the most subjective discipline. I fret over whether I'm grading to soft, or to harsh. I feel like I've gotten into a good rhythm and then come across a summary that makes me feel like I've graded all the others incorrectly. It doesn't help when students who didn't get the grade they expected start stressing out over the first real grade of the semester, either. All totaled, it's enough to make me occasionally wish I had the whole class on a pass/fail system instead of a letter grade.
Other than that, the only thing that has given me pause so far is when I do something in the course, like dispense grades for the pre-assessment test based on whether a student completed it or not, then read in an email or Canvas announcement that they weren't supposed to be graded. I'd be embarrassed to walk into class and have to say something along the lines of "Hey, that thing I did? I wasn't supposed to do that. So, don't freak out when the thing I did suddenly changes."
Other than that and a few anomalies among the students, I feel like things have generally gone well. Some of the anxieties I had before have greatly diminished, like how I would actually perform in front of class. Although I am stressed over some things, I think they're fairly common to most new teachers, and that they'll sort themselves out as I gain experience.
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