Grading

The evil red pen. Slash marks across the page. How to turn why-didn't-you-do-that into a celebration and what to do next?

Today, I tried. As I graded 42 essays, I wrote down something each child did well and then announced it out loud in class. Sometimes being positive feels like sipping the Kool-aid. but most of the time it seems human.

Talk loudly with praise and carry a big red pen. Hmmmmm.

DAYS TO 50: 416