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This tag is related to the role and duties of a teacher, an academic instructor, tutor or a teaching assistant.
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Why are [some] professors ambiguous about material that is actually tested on exams?
There are at least four worries, in my experience:
The students may be trying not to study any more than they absolutely have to study. So if the professor says something isn't on the exam, they won …
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What is the purpose of having grades?
Grades do many things, and there is no general agreement which of those things is the most important. A few things that grades do are:
Grades motivate students to learn. Without grades, many student …
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Is differentiated instruction permitted by universities?
It would be very unusual, in my experience in the U.S., for one group of students in a class to be given an "easier" exam than other students in the same class. When the students who took the "harder …
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Do colleges/professors sign contracts with educational publishers that require them to use t...
Is it possible? I suppose so, but that's not the way things normally work. Usually the professor, or a committee of professors, decides what textbook and/or homework system to use. There is not usuall …
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Taking a math teaching job at a local 4-year college,
So, if you want to go into university teaching with only a master's you need to be aware first and foremost that you are not on the "usual track". … To maximize your chance of getting a position at these institutions, you need to focus on building a strong vita in teaching. …
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Why do academics work only nine months of the year?
Most faculty in the U.S. have 9-month contracts, but in my experience most faculty nevertheless work on their research and teaching during the summer. …
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Would going to Teacher's College be useful, if my ultimate goal is to become a university ma...
On one hand, an education certificate will not directly help you in a PhD program in pure math, and will not help for jobs that are unrelated to pre-university education.
However, if you are interest …
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What is the average teaching load for tenure faculty in mathematics?
I don't have a good general picture of how much teaching is done (partly because I haven't studied in the US
A lot of teaching is done. … amount of teaching and research you are able to do with the teaching load at the institution. …
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How to deal with a student who most likely has a mental condition, and keeps arguing with me...
whether the student is truly unusual and disruptive (in which case you need to handle it outside of class) or whether they are challenging but relatively typical (in which case you need to adjust your teaching … In a typical department, there are several people who you could ask: your advisor; your teaching mentor, if that is a different person; the course coordinator, if there is one; the administrator in charge …
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