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[branchandroot]

The Five Stages of Grading

It is so freaking true.

Comments

[jjhunter]

Having assisted my mom with her sixth grade science grading on one more than one occasional...*shudders*

Yes, yes it is.

[sylvaine]

... this sounds eerily similar to the process of *doing* the homework, too...

[marycontrary]

"They" for the single person gender neutral is the RIGHT ANSWER, damnit. It has grown naturally out of common English usage, and it's usually distinct enough to tell what you mean because it's conjugated as the singular. Yes, you will have to live with abominations like "themself", but it's worth it to integrate a useful new pronoun.