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[quote=Anonymous]My grad school assistantship included TAing, and it was a disaster for everyone involved. It's not that I didn't care or didn't try, I just sucked knutts at it. Teaching isn't in my blood. I found a curriculum online and went through it in a rote and mechanical fashion. I usually dismissed the class 15-30 minutes early (and never got a single complaint). Before midterms and finals, I held "review sessions" where I pretty much went over the test questions themselves and gave the answers. I would have bee absolutely lost if I'd tried to spice up the material, lead interesting class discussions, or engage in unorthodox but effective teaching methods the way skilled professors do. You might end up with some TAs who are naturally good at teaching. But you'll end up with plenty who are like I was.[/quote]
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