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Teaching Time Savers: Some Advice On Giving Advice, Michael E. Orrison Jr.
Teaching Time Savers: Some Advice On Giving Advice, Michael E. Orrison Jr.
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There are always a lot of questions that need to be answered at the beginning of a course. When are office hours? What are the grading policies? How many exams will there be? Will late homework be accepted? We have all seen the answers to these sorts of questions form the bulk of a standard course syllabus, and most of us feel an obligation (and rightly so) to provide such information.
Teaching Time Savers: Style Points, Michael E. Orrison Jr.
Teaching Time Savers: Style Points, Michael E. Orrison Jr.
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When I began as an assistant professor, I had a pretty good sense of how much time it would take for me to prepare for each class. After a few conversations with my new colleagues, I even had a good sense of how much time I should devote to tasks like office hours and committee work. Somewhere in the middle of grading my first exam, though, it became painfully clear that I had underestimated the amount of time I would need to grade exams!
Teaching Time Savers: A Recommendation For Recommendations, Michael E. Orrison Jr.
Teaching Time Savers: A Recommendation For Recommendations, Michael E. Orrison Jr.
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I admit it — I enjoy writing recommendation letters for my students. I like
learning about their hopes and dreams, where they have been and where they want to go. A recommendation letter is an opportunity to remind myself how much my students can grow while they are in college, and how much I have grown as an instructor, advisor, and mentor.
How Have Teachers Affected The Disinterest Towards Mathematics?, Amy Brown
How Have Teachers Affected The Disinterest Towards Mathematics?, Amy Brown
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In our school system today there is a collective disinterest and lack of enthusiasm towards mathematics as a whole. This apathy is prevalent as early as elementary school and continues through higher education. It is disheartening that so many students avoid mathematics because of their misconception that it is too difficult and has little value in their future. How well prepared are our teachers to deal with this? I began my research by looking at the past perceptions of mathematics and how the reform movement has changed this perspective. I also looked at the changing standards and how the Principles …