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learnteach ([personal profile] learnteach) wrote2006-10-23 11:34 am

Shit.

Literally. The campus next door (adult ed) is overflowing the septic system, and it's emerging out of our storm drains. This happened Friday, and we cancelled school which allowed for more grading. But if it happens every day...we can't cancel that much school.

Who wants to work on a campus with sewage flowing across it?

The Students are NOT HAPPY.

I'm not too thrilled myself at this point...

Otherwise, I'm settling in, starting to get the rhythm of it. There's going to be a lot of disappointment as the grades are produced, though.

Huh.

[identity profile] learnteach.livejournal.com 2006-10-24 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
Even strict grading has so much wriggle room, and so much pressure on it.

I'm failing about 50% of the students, and it's not really affecting them. They're too far gone already.

Grading as a behavior modification is a weak technique.

Re: Huh.

[identity profile] dame-cordelia.livejournal.com 2006-10-26 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Sad that you are having to deal with them.