teaching ...

So teaching is cool, chatting with my students after class was fun, I learned a lot about the US, and I think I'm pretty much over any public speaking issues I might have had.

But oh my god I hate grading papers! I spent all day today grading 25 final exams, half of which didn't get passing grades (the key to success in school is ANSWERING THE ENTIRE F**KING QUESTION!). I still have a few papers left and it's such a pain ... and the worst of it is that I lost/someone stole (you never know) my notebook where I had about half of the grades for the presentations and papers, so I have to regrade them.

Sabrina, I don't know how you do it. I feel sorry for my professors. I'd love to just read the intro and conclusion like I know some profs do. The problem though is that too many of my students just can't write a decent essay. Apparently, not including an intro with a clear thesis statement or a meaningful conclusion, or writing a page-long sentence (I swear I'm not exaggerating) is ok in Spanish.

Back to the grindstone ...