Wednesday, December 03, 2008
inspire me
i've been plodding through reaction papers since tuesday. my back's sore from sitting upright for hours on end and in spite of my desire to keep abreast of the times, emailing student papers back to them --- one by one --- is tedious, tedious, tedious.
it is perhaps too much to ask but once in a blue moon, more like every ten papers or so, i will read something that makes me want to continue reading every single word, every single sentence and paragraph.
genius is rare and insightful comments are like genius. if students could write reactions all semester long and not be graded for the weight of their critical prowess, literature would be pure joy. i can interact all day and marking papers on the beauty of insight is a burden i don't wish to bear.
but please, dear students, make the reading experience of marking your papers a joyous journey and not the mostly excruciating root canal it can be!
right now i want a cold glass of westmalle tripel bier --- pronto!
it is perhaps too much to ask but once in a blue moon, more like every ten papers or so, i will read something that makes me want to continue reading every single word, every single sentence and paragraph.
genius is rare and insightful comments are like genius. if students could write reactions all semester long and not be graded for the weight of their critical prowess, literature would be pure joy. i can interact all day and marking papers on the beauty of insight is a burden i don't wish to bear.
but please, dear students, make the reading experience of marking your papers a joyous journey and not the mostly excruciating root canal it can be!
right now i want a cold glass of westmalle tripel bier --- pronto!
