As a teacher, and maybe especially as a history teacher, you have to understand that students aren’t going to have the same passion for the subject that you have. They’re not going to retain things. They’re not going to fully grasp everything you’re telling them. Heck, they probably won’t be able to tell you your [...]
I met my spring semester students for the first time today and, as I’ve done for the past six and a half years, I had them fill out index cards with relevant (and irrelevant) information. The relevant contact information is obvious. The irrelevant information… well, it helps me learn all their names on the first [...]
This semester, I’ve been helping a former student edit some assignments for one of her history classes. Her Teaching Assistant, it seems, can’t help but express his annoyance and exasperation at having to (gasp!) answer students’ questions and pretty much makes it clear that he isn’t interested in helping her. She’s a great student– smart, [...]