I had a history teacher in college that assigned a 20 page paper. It was one of the biggest classes at the school, 100 students, so he had about 2,000 pages of

I had a history teacher in college that assigned a 20 page paper. It was one of the biggest classes at the school, 100 students, so he had about 2,000 pages of grading to do. I got a decent grade, an A- if I recall, and two pages of handwritten notes about which arguments I could strengthen and sources that would have bolstered my arguments. Finally, the entire paper was marked in red with style and grammar notes, including the bibliography. Grading is indeed time consuming, but it is one of the best opportunities that we have to give personalized feedback to our students. If we throw away that chance to analyze, consider, and connect, then we might as well substitute YouTube videos for all of education and be done with it.