At the end of each school year, we have to write reports. One paragraph per student in every subject in every grade we teach. Plus one "general" paragraph about each student in our main class. Of course they can't be done ahead of time because they have to reflect the final grades. So we are all typing like crazy, bitching like crazy, trying to get it all done.
It's such an exercise in creativity, too. How to say nicely that a student has a low grade because they're lazy? Or that a student has a good grade only because of an innate gift with languages? How to avoid praising some students too much, and others not enough?
It's certainly my most challenging use of English all year!
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