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DanielRobertKelly

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About DanielRobertKelly

  • Birthday 07/20/1968

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Incline Village, Nevada
  • Interests
    Film, video, conceptual art
  • Application Season
    Not Applicable
  • Program
    MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts

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  1. Having been through this in a film/video production based program as a graduate TA (film students are brutal challengers), and then again in India as an MFA, not a PhD (regardless of Fulbright status, culturally, the MFA is not well recognized by students or administrators), I have to say it doesn't really matter. Anyone challenging you about "not being a real professor," has their own issues. My approach was always to seek out what their actual problem was and focus on working that out with them. Undergraduates often fail to realize that (generally) graduate students are gathered from the top 3% of their respective fields. You didn't get accepted and given support through a teaching appointment for no reason. The sexist challenges you allude to are a teachable moment and IMO should be called out when recognized-- and you should keep written track of them for your sake and the sake of the student. Academic challenges to authority are simple-- ignore them. If you feel your teaching needs work, look for the resources. The best thing I did for my in-class presence was to get a CELTA. The tools provided in an intense "learn-to-teach" experience were invaluable, and I use them everyday - even though I don't teach ESL classes.
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