On 2/07/10, arteacher wrote:
> As a teacher, a big part of your job is being responsible for
> assessing student work (on a consistent and regular basis),
> providing feedback to students, and keeping complete and
> accurate records. Are there really teachers who don't bother
> to do this? I feel like art teachers who don't bother to
> grade their work are the people who give our profession a bad
> rap - they are the reason art teachers constantly have to
> defend their position to people who think that as art
> teachers, we don't actually have to 'teach'. The teacher I
> replaced in my current school was also one of those teachers -
> she let the kids 'play' with the art materials and gave
> everyone an A. When I came into the school, I had (I still
> do) high standards for my students and I expect them to
> really learn something. I felt as though the first half of
> the year I was constantly defending myself to parents who
> didn't understand why their children couldn't just blatantly
> ignore my class and just get an A for nothing. Luckily, my
> principal backs up my teaching methods at all times and is
> very supportive of my high expectations for student work. I
> apologize if I sound as though I am jumping down your throat,
> but there are very few art teacher jobs and it is not an easy
> profession to get into. Isn't it our job to do it right????
>
>
>
> On 2/07/10, Neens K-5 wrote:
>> I'm having an "I feel like a failure" week.
>>
>> The problem this time involves grading. I usually spot
>> grade about once on a project, if there is a lowered grade
>> I follow up with those. I never put grades on work and I
>> know I should be doing better, I just do not understand how
>> to manage it.
>>
>> I work with over 500 K-5 kids. I'd like to do rubrics, but
>> don't know how to squeeze that into my already packed
>> schedule. I'd love to hear how you do it and how you grade
>> those K-1 (rubrics just seem too much for that level, or am
>> I missing something).
>>
>> All of your advice is welcome!

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