Watching Ben Zander in his Pop!Tech talk the day after submitting final grades for my classes is a humbling experience.
This week, I have worried a lot about teaching. Am I being fair and consistent in my grading? (That's a big one for me, as I know unfairness drives students absolutely nuts.) Did I ask reasonable amounts of work? Was I too soft?
Zander makes me think those are not the first questions I should ask. The first one I should ask might be, "Did I lift students up, or did I grind them down?"
I may have done more grinding than lifting this semester.
How interesting.
I felt "lifted up" in neurobiology. Anytime that a particular concept seemed vague, you noticed that the students did not fully understand and you explained that part of the topic again.
ReplyDeleteI felt "lifted" in both neuro and bio writing (although would have liked to been lifted from an 89 to a 90 in writing :P) The classes were well taught although at times in neuro things seemed a bit scattered. you did always seem to understand where the class stood as a whole on comprehension. well done
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