Anne, I think your editing key is fantastic! I spent most of the weekend reading and writing comments on undergraduates' weekly papers and with your help I will be able to do it far more efficiently. Thanks again for sharing .... such a Boulder expression ... :)
Martha ********* On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Anne Eisenberg wrote: > > Martha's comments are well taken! > > I added the section to the syllabus as well as the separate handout as a way > of more quickly getting students to write well, rather than waiting until > they had in their first paper - where I inundated them with comments. > > ALSO - in using an editing key I am able to grade papers a bit quicker - > have a better turn around time - one of the biggest (and perfectly > reasonable) gripes students had in my classes. > > So - it is simply a matter of finding the balance that works for each of us! > > Anne F. Eisenberg > Assistant Professor > Department of Sociology > SUNY-Geneseo > 123D Sturges Hall > Geneseo, NY 14454 > 716-245-5447 (office) > 716-245-5337 (fax) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GIMENEZ MARTHA E" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Teach Soc Listserv (E-mail)" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 3:45 PM > Subject: TEACHSOC: comment on grading comments > > > > > > Dear all, > > > > I found the contributions on this topic very useful, and I appreciate Anne > > Eisenberg's willingness to share her syllabus and guidelines with us. > > > > I am writing, however, to say that the way we are constantly adding > > information, instructions, explanations, guidelines, etc. to our syllabi, > > in a kind of endless and fruitless attempt to cope with every eventuality > > reminds me of my ethnomethodology seminars with Harold Garfinkel, many > > years ago. One of the exercises he gave us was to write a list of things > > to take along in case we receive a credible forecast that "the big one" > > would happen any time soon. Of course, we all had the same experience: > > we thought it was a silly thing to assign, started with a few things and > > soon after we would have needed a truck to take all we thought we would > > need to take ... > > > > The endlessness of this kind process had a technical name I do not recall; > > does any one remember? > > > > :) > > > > Martha > > > > >
