Most teachers didn’t sign up to be data clerks.
Yet, in many schools, grading, record-keeping, and manual calculations consume more time than the actual work of teaching. After watching teachers juggle notebooks, spreadsheets, and inconsistent systems term after term, one question kept coming back to me: Why isn’t there a simple tool that actually fits a teacher’s daily workflow?
That question is what led me to start EaseGrade.
EaseGrade is a teacher-focused academic management app aimed at simplifying how grades, students, and classes are managed. Instead of juggling multiple tools, everything lives in one place—clear, structured, and easy to understand.
I decided to start building EaseGrade using React. At this stage, the goal isn’t to cover every platform or feature. The priority is getting the core experience right. React allows me to move fast, iterate on the UI, and structure the app in a way that can scale as the project grows.
Right now, I’m focused on building the foundation: managing classes and subjects, assigning students, and recording grades per term. Each piece is designed to reduce friction for teachers, not add to it. Even small decisions—like how grades are calculated or displayed—are guided by real classroom needs.
EaseGrade is still evolving, but the direction is clear. The next steps involve improving grade summaries, adding performance insights, and refining the overall experience. Authentication, reporting, and deeper analytics will follow once the core workflow feels solid.
I’m building EaseGrade in public because I believe better software comes from shared ideas. If you’re a developer interested in edtech, a teacher with firsthand experience, or someone learning React by building real projects, I’d love to connect and exchange ideas.
This is just the beginning.
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Thanks for reading 🙏
EaseGrade is a project I’m building in public to better understand how real teachers work with grades, classes, and student data. This first post focuses on why I chose to start with React and keep the scope intentionally small.
If you’re a teacher, school admin, or developer who’s worked on EdTech tools before, I’d love to hear: what’s the most frustrating part of managing academic records today?
I’ll be sharing more lessons from the build — including backend architecture decisions, performance optimisations, and real trade-offs — as the project evolves.