Teaching

244 topics in this forum

1. What piece(s) of advice would you give to new TAs?

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   By harrisonfjord, May 12, 2014
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   • beigeflower71
   • May 15

3. Helping struggling student in class

   By orange turtle, May 13   

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   • orange turtle
   • May 29

4. English corrections for non-native speakers in science class

   By geologyninja13, May 10   

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   • rising_star
   • May 13

5. How are TA positions typically filled?

   By Wackstrom, October 30, 2017
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   • lemma
   • April 21

6. First TAship ever. Could you share yours?

   By Allbert, April 18   

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   • Allbert
   • April 18

7. Want to KILL my Professor

   By angesradieux, January 17, 2017
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   • pianoplaya94
   • April 18

8. Planning a class event - on or off campus

   By HermoineG, October 8, 2017   

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   • E-P
   • March 27

9. Should I invite my advisor to my award ceremony?

   By ProudCatMom, March 20
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   • rising_star
   • March 21

10. Should international students change their names in class?

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    By Sapphire120, January 20
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    • RunnerGrad
    • March 15

11. TA income monthly after taxes?

    By Clongoria90, March 8   

    • rutgers
    • new jersey
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    • scarvesandcardigans
    • March 9

12. Primary instructor

    By WildeThing, November 3, 2017
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    • WildeThing
    • March 6

13. Dealing with social science students who complain about non-standard acadmic writing style

    By exidwhere, March 5
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    • exidwhere
    • March 5

14. Dealing with social science students who complain about non-standard acadmic writing style

    By exidwhere, March 5
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    • exidwhere
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15. giving students exam answers

    By Sapphire120, March 1
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    • TakeruK
    • March 1

16. Should I do it along with a Ph.D.?

    By Adelaide9216, December 25, 2017
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    • pinoysoc
    • February 28

17. How much "hand-holding" for 100-level class?

    By geologyninja13, February 27   

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    • pinoysoc
    • February 28

18. Disorganized prof

    By 2much, February 23
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    • fuzzylogician
    • February 27

19. Managing anxiety of students

    By Adelaide9216, January 16
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    • MastigosAtLarge
    • February 26

20. teaching very religious students who like acronyms

    By serenade, March 16, 2017
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    • E-P
    • February 13

21. What is considered a good score on your course/instructor evaluations?

    By Quant_Psych_2018, January 11   

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    • telkanuru
    • January 15

22. What kind of teacher you want to be?

    By PatrickHowser, May 24, 2017
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    • Adelaide9216
    • December 5, 2017

23. Intolerant student in feminist class

    By Adelaide9216, December 2, 2017
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    • telkanuru
    • December 4, 2017

24. Advice on asking for pregnancy leave (intimidating professor)

    By HermoineG, November 6, 2017   

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    • HermoineG
    • November 14, 2017

25. Professor too lenient on students

    By laconia, March 16, 2017
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    • samman1994
    • October 24, 2017

26. Thoughts on bringing your significant other to your class?

    By shadowclaw, March 17, 2017
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    • lemma
    • October 22, 2017