An Instructor's Guide Okay, so some people seem to enjoy teaching.
Some people seem to get pleasure from helping students explore ideas or develop useful skills.
That way you'll feel trapped by grading. Over the course of a few hours, you'll get worn out and cranky, and you'll resent the time it takes to assess students' work. Once you're tired, you can feel justified in being both harsh and superficial. But at least you won't clutter up your week worrying about how well your students are performing. Sterile Do nothing to personalize your office.