When I first decided that I wanted to major in education, specifically English education, I heard virtually the same comment from everyone I told: “Good luck keeping up with the grading.” I heard this from my parents, teachers, coaches, friends, the dentist, everyone. I have to admit that each of these people had a point. I’ve seen how grading has stressed out all of my mentor teachers in each placement. I’ve seen the number of paper submissions grow on the “to-grade” list in Canvas in my current placement. I’ve watched that number grow and still had moments where I’ve had to close the tab because I read something I couldn’t quite compute in the moment or couldn’t figure out how to approach grading a students’ attempt, even with the rubric right in front of me. Grading takes time, especially in a subject like English where there is no one right answer and feedback is essential. But despite the issues with grading, I also kind of love it. Okay, I’ll admit it. I don’t love the idea ...