Feeling Lost in My First Quarter at UW?

[Poop-Loops]

Everybody has different strengths and weaknesses. It's one thing to want to play guitar even though you only have one arm. It's your goal. But if you want to do something like teach, be a fireman, surgeon, etc., you have to understand that your actions will effect other people. You HAVE TO be up to par.

Good luck, Jason. And you get bonus points for actually TRYING. It really doesn't seem like my prof cares that much. =/

 

[JasonRox]

Everybody has different strengths and weaknesses. It's one thing to want to play guitar even though you only have one arm. It's your goal. But if you want to do something like teach, be a fireman, surgeon, etc., you have to understand that your actions will effect other people. You HAVE TO be up to par.

Good luck, Jason. And you get bonus points for actually TRYING. It really doesn't seem like my prof cares that much. =/

I care only to the point that students care actually. Since there are students in the class that want to do well, I make sure that I'm prepared before class, and have my ideas to share in order.

It would be more fun if the students had an endless number of questions though. That would make my job easier.

 

[TMFKAN64]

You know, I remember back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and I was a grad student, the university I attended had an annual award for the outstanding teacher. Among the faculty, it was widely considered the kiss of death, since no one who won the award was ever granted tenure.

(Of course, this was probably an exaggeration... but like many urban legends, there is a grain of truth at its core... while being while a professor involves both teaching and research, one of these is usually more valued than the other, depending on the particular institution.)