I completely understand the benefit for giving timely feedback, but in one module it states that you should try to give back graded material the next day or class meeting. This is probably the most difficult aspect of teaching for me in my particular situation. Small assignments are no problem, but I have essays to grade. I could rush through them and give limited feedback--but what help would that really be? Also, the pay structure for instructors at my school does not offer any pay for hours outside of classroom instruction. I spend more time outside of class correcting and planning for the course than actual classroom instruction, so my question is where is the motivation for the instructor? Yes, yes, I am aware that most of us teach for other reasons than just pay, but it gets frustrating when we are expected to sacrifice our time and family for the benefit of the students and school without any type of compensation for all the extra time and energy we put into making the class as meaningful as possible. Sorry that it seems like I am venting, I am just curious if my thoughts and experiences are an isolated case, or if others feel the same way.