When priorities and boundaries feel like cutting corners
Prompted by a client who had hard deadlines for writing and a personal thing around the same time her grades needed to be submitted, I talk about how to get your grading done well without making it yo...
26 Nov 20216min
Writing is not a reward for getting your grading done
Because your grading is time sensitive, it is tempting to set everything else aside to do it. You may be eager to get to your writing at the end of semester but feel like you have to do the grading fi...
26 Nov 20212min
Getting out of grading jail
Although it is understandable why #GradingJail might be a popular Twitter hashtag, grading season doesn't have to feel like that. I talk about how forcing yourself to grade and only grade might be cou...
26 Nov 20213min
Do you have to finish the grading before you can write?
A comment from a client alerted me to the ways in which writing and grading may not be competing for your time in grading season. There is an optimal amount of grading you can do in a day. And with te...
26 Nov 20217min
You can ignore the grading, reprise
That pile of grading is time sensitive but it may not be urgent. It's okay to ignore the grading to actually get some rest. It might take less time and effort if you are more rested when you do it. Th...
26 Nov 20212min
You can ignore the grading
While your grading may be time sensitive, it isn't necessarily urgent. Prompted by a Twitter conversation, I talk about why it might be nice to ignore the grading to focus on some research. I go on to...
26 Nov 20213min
Introduction to Spotlight On: Grading Season
"Grading season" is the period between the last teaching session and the deadline for submitting grades. Over the years, I've written several posts about grading as one among many responsibilities, an...
26 Nov 20216min
So tired you could cry? Permission granted.
There are good reasons to cry. Stop trying not to. Figure out how to get some support. Originally published on my website in November 2020. It feels kind of specific to pandemic lockdowns but might no...
23 Nov 20213min
