tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post4012253800417901728..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Learning, Writing, Teaching, Marking . . .materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-49950353684614128972011-10-30T20:19:42.660-07:002011-10-30T20:19:42.660-07:00Duchesse: I was thinking today about my Grades 9 a...Duchesse: I was thinking today about my Grades 9 and 10 English teacher, Mrs. Young. . . <br />Patricia: I'm lucky to be at a small teaching uni where all our English (all the Humanities, in fact) classes are fewer than 34 students, fewer than 28 for 1st-year.<br />Liz: Thanks! I borrowed the Cd's, but this free link is more convenient. <br />Kristin: We're mostly having a good time (at least, they keep the complaints to themselves . . .)<br />Debbie: I feel as if I work pretty hard, that's for sure, but I remember I felt that when I was a student as well.<br />Susan: It is exhausting -- I'm always conscious of balancing their egos with their need to learn through constructive criticism. . .And just the act of editing is, in itself, a demanding task, and of course that's much of what marking is.<br />Lisa: At his level, he wouldn't have been doing the marking that I am, especially since my institution is more teaching than research-oriented.<br />Raquelita: I'm trying to write about my work a bit more -- do you sometimes feel as if academe's rather self-mystifying? But I'm like you in being cautious about writing about the classroom -- I don't think I'd ever write anything negative, for example, about any particular students or even a class in general.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-34382510836161085082011-10-30T18:39:36.015-07:002011-10-30T18:39:36.015-07:00I currently have a bit of a crick in my neck from ...I currently have a bit of a crick in my neck from marking in an airport this afternoon as I returned from my conference. I have a stack of exams awaiting me on my desk in my campus office and get two more batches of papers this week. Then I should have a week or so to catch my breath before final exams start rolling in. <br /><br />I very much enjoyed your discussion of teaching moments here. I'm always hesitant to share much about what goes on in my classrooms, but maybe I'm being overly cautious....Raquelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138113830990586689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-25680305218656952212011-10-30T17:40:50.761-07:002011-10-30T17:40:50.761-07:00What a lovely, wonderful post. Thinking back on my...What a lovely, wonderful post. Thinking back on my father the professor, I don't remember him ever discussing marking. It's possible that by the time I was old enough to notice he had grad students doing that for him. Or he just found it so painful he couldn't bear to discuss it:).LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-48197122726966759632011-10-30T16:59:47.315-07:002011-10-30T16:59:47.315-07:00I can't believe I wrote you're not your. G...I can't believe I wrote you're not your. Geesh.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-43405015008331471442011-10-30T13:45:48.174-07:002011-10-30T13:45:48.174-07:00Your posts on the teaching experience remind me ve...Your posts on the teaching experience remind me very much of Martin's. He tends to put off the marking, waits for the weekend, then has to get up every half hour or so and do something else for awhile. He describes it as an exhausting process. <br /><br />It's great to hear that you're students are engaged, I'm sure it has a lot to do with your enthusiasm as a teacher.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-23430623461719565302011-10-30T13:21:12.524-07:002011-10-30T13:21:12.524-07:00I remember being a student and thinking of how muc...I remember being a student and thinking of how much work we had to do, but I never thought of it from the teachers perspective. You have lots more work! Good luck.Debbi@SheAccessorizesWellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888489368256761571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-7019491486540818402011-10-30T12:30:02.014-07:002011-10-30T12:30:02.014-07:00It sounds like you've got great students and t...It sounds like you've got great students and they've got a great teacher!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-63117474542369173712011-10-30T09:25:15.423-07:002011-10-30T09:25:15.423-07:00I think your student reviews of the Writing Handbo...I think your student reviews of the Writing Handbook, has inspired me to read it ;-)<br />And your students might be interested in hearing Thomas King read his Massey Lecture. I have lecture 5 on my Blackberry and re-listen to it from time to time.<br />They can be found here: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/massey-archives/2003/11/07/massey-lectures-2003-the-truth-about-stories-a-native-narrative/Lizhkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321539646138192644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35682430081994248742011-10-30T06:10:28.756-07:002011-10-30T06:10:28.756-07:00It was very interesting to hear more about your te...It was very interesting to hear more about your teaching process, especially as our No. 1 Son hopes to study English at uni. I did first year English at university many years ago, but I can't really remember classes or discussions anything like this - your students are very lucky! P.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-62928056876197653502011-10-30T04:49:41.550-07:002011-10-30T04:49:41.550-07:00I so appreciate your dedication and attention to y...I so appreciate your dedication and attention to your students. As I read, I thought of the teachers whose words, and even more, personal guidance formed the best of my education, and I am continually grateful.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.com