GradingPen was built on a simple belief: every minute a teacher spends on repetitive grading is a minute taken away from actually teaching.
"I became a teacher to inspire kids — not to spend my weekends buried under stacks of essays, writing the same feedback over and over."
That's a quote from a real teacher. And it's not unique. The average high school English teacher grades over 3,000 essays per year, spending 15+ minutes on each one. That's hundreds of hours of repetitive work — time that could go toward lesson planning, mentoring students, or just having a life outside school.
Teacher burnout is at an all-time high. 66% of teachers have considered leaving the profession, and workload is the #1 reason. Grading is the biggest piece of that workload.
We built GradingPen because we believe technology should solve this — not with shortcuts that sacrifice quality, but with AI that genuinely understands good writing and can provide the kind of detailed, personalized feedback that students need to improve.
There are plagiarism checkers. There are grammar tools. GradingPen is neither. We built a grading assistant — one that reads an essay the way a teacher would, evaluates it against your rubric, and writes feedback that's specific, constructive, and actually useful to students.
GradingPen is powered by state-of-the-art AI models. It doesn't just check spelling and grammar. It evaluates thesis strength, argument structure, evidence quality, critical thinking, and writing style — then explains what the student did well and exactly how to improve.
Every feature we build starts with one question: does this save teachers real time without compromising educational quality?
Student data is sacred. We're FERPA compliant, encrypt everything, and never use student work to train AI models.
GradingPen is a tool, not a replacement. Teachers always have final say. Review, adjust, override — you're in control.
Speed is great, but the real win is feedback quality. Students get detailed, actionable guidance on every submission.
We price for individual teachers, not just institutions. Great tools shouldn't require a district budget approval.
Multi-language support, ESL-friendly grading, and accessible design — because great education is universal.
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