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No Donnie, not now
Prof Die Hard and I entered the classroom. I took a seat in the front. A heavy-set student, Meatloaf sat two seats to the right. Lecture began prompting students to copy down notes or type them in one's laptop. I gla… -
Evals: Third time's a charm
TAing for Prof Smiles was a totally different experience than TAing for Prof Die Hard. I didn't have to play "bad cop" this time since Prof Smiles was up front about grading. I tried to incorporate simulations (fundame… -
Shifting standards
In the last two terms, I hated the lack of grading standards for the TA assignments where typically the average was a B+. Personally, I don't believe in averages in the sense that the results of the class should always … -
Wall to wall
Prof. Smiles was a couple minutes late, she quickly apologized and let me inside. The office walls are blocked by the bookshelves that serve as partitions in the cramped room. There's a quasi-hallway, an "enclave" on t… -
Access denied
I had my last two sections today, which were right after Prof. Smiles' lecture. They were the complete opposite of classes: one section actually reads the texts and is willing to engage, the other just sits there like a… -
Already on the clock
TA assignments are one of the few (possibly pleasant) surprises that I continually look forward to. They kind of feel like waiting out for rejection/admission letters from grad programs--you're always hoping for the bes… -
Evals: How did they get better?
I didn't have sections this winter term and I was strictly grading and yet the numerical data was a lot hell of a better than last term. I'm guessing that they're probably conflating Prof Die Hard's lecturing with my ev… -
Stubborn as a mule, twice as dumb(?)
I went to see Prof. TA to ask about why I failed my first short paper. I went to her office and waited five minutes with her not showing up. Her neighbor, Prof. Dent (in the Head) had his door slightly cracked. Then … -
Evals but no grades
I'm so relieved to get decent T.A. evaluations but I'm still nervous as hell about the course grades. There wasn't a nice, clean Bell Curve, instead they were very polar. Reading them made me realize not to lower my … -
Lower those expectations
Part of my deal is that I have to simultaneously teach and take grad classes. So I’ve (initially) decided to take TAships outside the department to bulk up my non-discipline background in addition to meeting other socia…
ouain
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- Name: Ouain
- Member Since: 5/1/2006
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Call for responsibility
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