rendingrosencrantz replied to your post “I had the kind of class today that honestly calls for a...”
this is mood of that one customer service anecdote about a customer going "you expect me to rEAD on my DAY OFF???" rip
DUDE, actual exchange with a student old enough to be my mother, concerning peer review:
student[in front of entire class, btw]: I just don’t see the point to having other students read my work. Why can’t YOU read all of the papers??
me: *reiterates the pedagogical use of reading and commenting on other people’s work and reminds that they can come to office hours if they want me to look at draft or email me parts for feedback*
student: I just think you should comment on all of them *stares*
me, exasperated, but trying not to show it: I have 120 students. To read and comment on a paper takes 30 min. That would be 60 hours, pretending I don’t go home, sleep, eat, prepare for class, or ... do anything else with friends or family before class the day after tomorrow, and I still would be 14 hours short of getting it back to you in time for the next class so you could use the comments for the final draft.
student: I don’t understand why you just can’t read and comment on our drafts though.
me: *blinks* ... I honestly don’t know what to tell you. Should I do the math again?