Guest Post by Ben Pare, Program Consultant: Literacy, Burnaby School District Does this sound familiar? You’re up late reading student essays when suddenly you come across a student who has obviously plagiarized. Feelings of disappointment may be followed by ones of frustration or anger. This seems to be a common experience. As a secondary English […]
Mastering Marking Madness by Brooke Moore
“Marking is soul-destroying,” proclaimed a disheveled looking woman in the front row. “I’m not kidding,” she insisted, “it is actually destroying my soul.” Shouts of Amen! came from several teachers in the crowd, and the woman with the destroyed soul leaned forward, looking eager to hear whatever advice the workshop leader might offer. This was […]