"But late work is inconvenient." Yep. Teaching is inconvenient. And it always will be. We work with humans. Humans, even the adult ones, are inconvenient creatures. Accepting that changed the whole game for me--and my kids. Learning with humans is a messy inconvenience.
@MonteSyrie What subject do you teach & how many students do you see in a day? 130 ELA students submitting work willynilly isn’t just an inconvenience. It’s chaos. Reasonable expectations for deadlines is not a problem. Work is often sequential & deadlines matter.
@MonteSyrie I switched working w adults to kids bc the inconvenient stuff is understandable in kids- they are learning. Grown-ups should have learned already. Kids are learning.
@MonteSyrie I am always arguing with the “but then I’ll have so much to grade at the end” crowd. What I’ve found- allowing late works makes kids less anxious so most get it done on time. I don’t end up with that much late work. Also, if a kid shows me they can do it in the assessment,
@MonteSyrie But… you still need boundaries and limits. I accept later work up to a point, but when grades have to go in, they have to go in. I’m also not a grading robot and it isn’t just one kid. If we keep talking philosophical without pragmatics, we will continue to burn teachers out.
@MonteSyrie Being inconvenient to others is being discourteous. Should we be teaching our students discourteous and disrespect? I always think we as teachers can be reasonable and respectful to our students. Shouldn’t we expect the same from them?
@MonteSyrie Odd to me how simply being human sometimes seems counterintuitive. Be human!
@MonteSyrie I had a teacher tell me he accepts no late work. None. Because the business world doesn’t care. I get his point, but dang. These are kids.
@MonteSyrie Absolutely agree! Teaching is not a 9-5 job, it's a passion. Inconvenience is just part of the package when working with humans, but it's all worth it in the end. Thank you for being an amazing teacher! ❤️ See my homepage plz
@MonteSyrie I have been accepting late work and I grade with a rubric that gives points for punctuality… however it has made kids feel entitled to ALWAYS submitting late instead of making an effort so this last month I told them no resubmissions would be accepted after grades were posted.
@MonteSyrie Teaching and learning are not spectator sports.
@MonteSyrie "Inconvenient Creatures" would make a great book title.
@MonteSyrie Also shows kids that you won't give up on their learning
@MonteSyrie I agree. That's why when people say 'you need to run schools like a business' they are mistaken. In business, if a widget is bad, you just make a new one. Not so for my students. Same for charter and private. If students don't work out they're sent back to their 'home school'.
@MonteSyrie Details matter. Essay due Friday and you want an extension til Monday? Go for it, I don't grade over the weekend anyway. Timed writing in class and you refused to get off your phone and now want to take it home and do it? Not gonna happen.
@MonteSyrie Preach! Teaching is not a 9-5 job and it takes understanding that humans are unpredictable. Embrace the chaos and see your students flourish. Check my pin tweet bro