Teaching without a union worries me :(

Teacher's are becoming the targets for students failure and careless behavior when it comes to education.  Instead of taking responsibility for their lack of effort in the classroom, students and parents are blaming teachers.  Instead of looking at NCLB and the high standards we are holding all students to, let's just blame teachers.  It all comes down to the teacher.  Then to top it off, our union rights are being challenged.  I honestly can not believe what is going on.  I chose to become a teacher to help students, not to fight off ridicule from everyone that is not a teacher.  This entire situation is making me reconsider my choice to become a teacher.  I am constantly defending my profession and I am getting sick of it.  People do not understand what goes on in the classroom unless you really take the time to observe and spend time in the classroom.  But who really wants to take the time out of their schedule to do that.  Its frustrating, as you all know, and I am worried about what public education is going to become in the future. 

Tips for Grading and Giving Students Feedback

Tips for Grading and Giving Students Feedback

I found this article and thought that a couple tips were helpful.  Some things I hadn't thought of before.