tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427554361298008289.post6967637859731179208..comments2012-04-23T17:38:12.070-04:00Comments on GyreWide: The Dark Underbelly of GradingDonovan Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246853705305283833noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427554361298008289.post-54472146961040000372010-10-22T10:40:49.370-04:002010-10-22T10:40:49.370-04:00I decided to pursue a writing career as a direct r...I decided to pursue a writing career as a direct result of what I learned from my English teachers (high school ones, mind you).<br /><br />After reading this post it occurred to me how little free time Ms. Maudlin and Mr. Chisnell must have had because their grading techniques were meticulous. <br /><br />Thanks to their guidance my path became very clear, which is the effect (I think) most teachers hope to have on their students. <br /><br />I suppose all this is to say, keep fighting the good fight. Maybe the reward to all your good work isn't immediately obvious, but when one alumnus emails you their first published work, hopefully all those grading hours will seem really worth it. <br /><br />When my photo appeared on the contributors page of a regional magazine, one of my teachers (Miss Whalin--she and I had many discussions about The Great Gatsby and The Scarlet Letter) sent me an email telling me how proud she was. <br />She'd seen the magazine in her doctor's waiting room. <br /><br />She told me it made her day, to know I'd kept with the whole writing thing. It made mine to hear that.Gabrielle Poshadlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567602876320524478noreply@blogger.com