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Here's a thought: if classwork and homework is getting so overwhelming that teachers can't possibly grade all of it, then it's overwhelming for the STUDENTS to

Here's a thought: if classwork and homework is getting so overwhelming that teachers can't possibly grade all of it, then it's overwhelming for the STUDENTS too, and they shouldn't freaking be assigning so much busywork. You don't need a 5 page essay to determine whether a kid has read a book. You can figure that out really quickly in a classroom discussion without anyone having to lift a pencil.

dragonwriter 7y ago
> Here's a thought: if classwork and homework is getting so overwhelming that teachers can't possibly grade all of it, then it's overwhelming for the STUDENTS too There's no necessary connection there, especially if one of the reasons that teachers are being overwhelmed is that the teacher/student ratio is increasing. > You don't need a 5 page essay to determine whether a kid has read a book. No, you need it to determine whether a student has (1) read and understood a book well enough to apply structured thought to the contents and (2) has developed the writing skills to write a 5-page essay. Determining whether a student read a book is rarely, on its own, of significant interest in school.