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There are many positives and drawbacks to negative grading, even for free response tests. It encourages academic honesty and self assessment which are important for learning and discourages "BS" answe …

Another reason that has not been mentioned is that studying the type of math that deeply challenges your mathematical abilities is essential for developing humility and empathy for your students. If …

I find it highly unlikely that half your upper-level class failed to follow instructions unless we are not being told the whole story. Half the class doesn't do something like this unless something wa …

Tenured Professor at school that highly values research (but not a T1 research University) Tenured Professor at a Liberal Arts college or state university (Wants some research but main focus is on teaching … ) Tenured Professor at a purely teaching focussed Liberal Arts College or community college I suspect that the position would be looked highly upon for career (4) and lowly upon (assuming you don't …

So a TA came to me asking for advice. He gave wrong information in office hours leading a student to a wrong answer. The TA showed the student how to solve the problem via the wrong statistical test …

I have a friend who is applying for teaching positions in biochemistry with no teaching experience. … So (1) What is a "statement of teaching interest?" How does it differ from a "teaching philosophy" or a "teaching statement"? …

In the past I have included the following statement on my syllabus: Office Hours: Mon 1-2pm, Weds 3-5pm, or by appointment However, I am beginning to get too many requests for appointments. Appo …

This is bound to be country specific, but like most people here from US institutions, I refer to the University code of conduct. However, I highlight gray areas. This means I don't list obvious things …

Your actions are well intentioned and I appreciate your nurturing nature. I wish academics were more like this sometimes. I think the way you attempt to ease students' nervousness may not lead to your …

A4 paper is a bit strict if you are teaching a class in the USA (since it isn't the standard size), in many countries it would be reasonable though. legible writing - all solutions that cannot be read …

You can start by asking them questions. The first step is often getting them just to start speaking. Once you set a conversational tone rather than a "lecturer" tone usually questions start to flow fr …