Peer review is tricky for me. I love the idea of giving students the opportunity to read and give suggestions to others in the class. I know that it was really beneficial high school for me...if the other student was serious about it. I remember a few times where my paper turned out awesome because of the feedback that I got from other classmates. I also remember where I would read someones paper and you could tell that they didn't care about the assingment and when I got my paper back I had a comment like "Good paper" at the bottom. WHAT KIND OF HELP IS THAT?!!
Peer revision is not something that I like a lot because high school kids are mean. If someone writes something personal or they are trying to be funny in their paper, it opens the door for a student to be made fun of. I am not a fan of giving students others work to look at. I think that grading is a teachers job and I know that I never liked it when I had to hand my paper over to another student.
The teacher conferences are awesome. This is something that I intend to do with my students all of the time. Not only does it give the teacher a chance to sit down with the student and help try to mold the paper into what they really want, but it also lets the student know that you are willing to take time out of whatever you are doing and help them out. Also, teacher conferences, I think need to be done without work so that the teacher and the student can talk about what is going on...whether it be in their personal life or if there is something that they are worried about. Teacher conferences are a great tool...not just for revision, but so that teachers and students can get to know each other better.
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