I have been making a real effort to give better feedback. I have noticed that it definitely takes more time; however, when using it in class as verbal feedback, it is worth it. When I give more feedback saying what was correct and how to correct the missing parts, class discussion is improving.
I feel I need to do a better job with feedback. The other 7th grade teachers keep telling me when I write on a student's paper what I want him/her to fix, then I am writing his/her paper. I know this is true, but my red pen has a life of its own. I need to stick to a rubric and make my students work harder to improve their writing. What's the old saying, "Give a man fish and he eats for a day, teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime," or something like that.
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