Blog Prompt nov. 26th

Some of the best comments i have ever gotten back on a paper is developmental feedback. I feel that students should write a good paper before they worry if they need a hanging indention in their paper. Telling a student that there is something wrong in the paper without specifying what the problem is doesn't help the student. If a teacher comments what is wrong and why, i feel that this is a much better way of teaching the student. If the student keeps making the same mistakes, then they are not learning or just don't care about the teachers comments and the grade should reflect the students lack attention to detail in the paper. A student should improve on every work they do and it is the teachers responsibility to make sure that happens. Some of the worste feedback i have gotten was a check or even worse that that was an A/C- for a grade. I had no idea what that meant and neither did anyone else in the class. And when she tried to explain it, people were more confused than when we started. I can thrive on developmental comments and could care less about "x's" and comma splices.