Hate marking coursework! - Clubhouse

chubby bloke

28/01/2007 at 15:30

Just had to share my feelings. Marking coursework of bloody incompetent kids. eg - Females have an average height of 6.7 metres therefore are taller than males!
12 down - 16 to go!

ps - disclaimer: not all are incompetent, it's just that the incompetent and lazy are much more memorable!

Maiday

28/01/2007 at 20:48

True!

They don't get much better by the way - I teach post grads and they provide a constant source of amusement to the tutor group and friends!

Nim.

28/01/2007 at 20:50

I'm only part-way through 147 exam papers. Undergraduate nurses. Headaches galore.

XL-man

28/01/2007 at 21:20

I read a statistics coursework recently in which the candidate wrote, with admirable conviction.

'This result proves my hypothesis is true'
('Proves', note!)

And, in the very next sentence, with equal certainty
'This result proves my hypothesis is false'

M..o.use

28/01/2007 at 21:37

Just done 170 x 2,500 word essays. I have another batch of 75 x 3,000 worders coming in on Feb 8th.

Oh joy!

Duck Girl

pirate

28/01/2007 at 21:51

you don't like marking them.
Us students don't like writing them.
Surely we could come to some arrangement?
:)

ULTRA DOG

28/01/2007 at 22:11

Get another job then and stop whining, it's quite simple.
There are people dying and starving in this world, spare a thought for them.

XL-man

28/01/2007 at 22:17

Well said Clown.
Guess that's put everyone who ever thought they had anything at all to grumble about in their place.
So folks, unless you're dying or starving, no more whining, EVER.

Personally, I love marking coursework. It's a pleasure and a privelege and I wouldn't swap it for anything.

ULTRA DOG

28/01/2007 at 22:21

Exactly and don't you hate it when they force all that holiday time on you when you would rather be working.

XL-man

28/01/2007 at 22:29

Now you come to mention it, I do.
Never thought about it that way before.
How lucky we are to have you point these things out to us.

M..o.use

28/01/2007 at 22:33

I love my job.

We don't get all that holiday time, that's school teachers.

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