Expectation (All done):
Reality (I’ve barely made a dent):
marking
When it’s the weekend
Most people:
Teachers:
When I’m marking essays
When I am swamped with marking
When I have to cancel a get-together with friends because I have to stay home and do work again
When I get bogged down with marking, planning and working
I feel like:
When I don’t do any work all weekend
Expectation:
Reality:
When I absolutely have to mark at home and I left all the work at school
When I’m marking ISU Essays
When a student has greatly improved:
When a student clearly hasn’t read the overly detailed comments on their last essay:
When a student has obviously pulled something together at the last minute:
When a student doesn’t even submit their essay or any rough notes:
When I get out of bed/off the couch and attempt to mark
Teaching In Real Life 