Why don professors in the English department put grades on papers?
This long-standing practice in the English department is based on our belief that an English course is a conversation. The conversation takes place in class among students and teachers; it takes place in conferences and e-mail; and it takes place in the dialogue between a student’s paper and a teacher’s response. The placement of a grade on the paper puts an end to this part of the conversation. A student paper is not an exam; it is an invitation (even though it’s compulsory) to speak on a particular subject. A teacher’s response is not a grade; it is an informed response to what the student has said and so we take great care to offer written comments in return.
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