Live2Ride Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 What do ya'll do? I try to grade daily, but it doesn't seem to work well all the time. Then of course you know that means...a pile up of things to grade and then that's a big fat headache too. I wish I could just hand the books over and tell the kids, "Here, grade the papers", but sometimes things are in a grey area...ugh. I'm tempted to hire it out, :tongue_smilie: Thank heavens the foreign languages are graded by someone else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 What all do you grade? My kids check their math work daily, with the help of the solution manual, and redo every problem they did not get correct. I do not give grades for daily work because I view it as a learning tool. I grade one cumulative exam per semester (on which the math grade is based) In science and history and English, I do not give daily assignments that have to be graded. History is longer term projects or papers. English essays do not happen daily either. DD takes one science test per month, I do not give grades for homework. She checks the homework herself with the solution manual. I do not see the necessity of coming up with gradeable assignments for each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2why Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I go over everything as they complete it so if there is a problem they can correct it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 I grade/look over and make notes on: Math, Science, L/A, History for both kids. My daughter is starting her transcripts this year for highschool so I want to make sure I have some accurate grades for her. I think I may let them grade their math on their own... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 (edited) When I was teaching, a woman I considered a mentor told me that if you couldn't keep up with grading, then you were grading too much. It served me well as an out-of-home :tongue_smilie: teacher and a homeschool teacher. Edited November 8, 2011 by unsinkable an for a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 When I was teaching, a woman I considered a mentor told me that if you couldn't keep up with grading, then you were grading too much. It served me well as a out-of-home :tongue_smilie: teacher and a homeschool teacher. Makes sense! I'm caught up now and it should be much better. I'm going to have them do their math grading...History and Science will remain mine. The way answers can be worded vary so I will decide on those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Makes sense! I'm caught up now and it should be much better. I'm going to have them do their math grading...History and Science will remain mine. The way answers can be worded vary so I will decide on those... That's a good plan. I realized I made an typo and put "a" where I should have put "an." :tongue_smilie: Don't give me a bad grade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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