Article "Responding to and Evaluating Student Essay"

I think that "Holistic Grading" would be productive and I agree with the author regarding the amount of time it takes for a teacher to grade all of those papers- but, I have to agree to disagree. I think that is some sense it is important as a teacher of composition to read your students essays and to directly comment on them. If a student were to have a particular issue - how is it going to be discovered or even addressed. I know that bias has the potential to come into play when we grade, yet I think that it is extremely important for the teacher to be familiar with the student's essay/writing and to know the strengths and weaknesses of their student's abilities.