Chap.+8+Coaching+&+Judging+Writing-+Mark

​Gotcha!!! Did you all think I am really that much of a student? See you next Tuesday!

Susan I: This is awesome because when I logged on my first thought was, "Wow! Over achiever, talking about not going to be able to get to it until Monday!"

Susan S: Great joke, I actually did believe you! I felt guilty right away.

Pam Seriously? That's not nice. Yes, I did think that you were an over achiever that perhaps has issues. YOu did get me!!!!! YOu crack me up. I'm glad you stuck it out with us. Class would not be the same without you.

Jen: Thank you for saying it out loud, Pam! I'm glad you didn't beat me, Mark! I look forward to reading your response at 2:45 Tuesday!

Karin: Yes, you got me too! I noticed right away that you had a response and it is Monday evening. I was impressed but I wasn't thinking "over achiever". I admit I read Pam's response first though. See you on Tuesday.

Mark: Note the time of this post around 2:25 pm. I couldn't find Mary-Jo's post but I did respond to everyone else. Please turn to page 139 the second paragraph. "Whenever you wear the Judges Hat, I urge you to work swiftly- //not// marking up papers or correcting usage errors or offering advice on organization,Why?" That's the job of a coach is the lamest thing I have ever heard. My problem with this is two fold. First, why even give an assignment of that magnitude if your not going to look at it? Basically thats what he's saying. How can you sit and read a paper and not respond to it? That I sincerely have to disagree with. Secondly, how many of you don't get comments on your written work when you turn it in. Grading "the judgement piece" **does** have everything to do with advising and correcting "the coaching piece". What you coach them on, in turn needs to receive a grade, and that is an opinion of how well you think they followed the task at hand. It is a very simple minded opinion of mine and you don't have to agree, but if I am going to spend the time writing a rubric, a bell ringer, or whatever it may be. You can bet at the very least I am going to tell them how to organize their answers. Whether it be verbal or written.