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Re: Is anyone here a teacher?
posted at 2/10/2012 9:29 AM EST
on theknot.com
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I'm a teacher as well (at the community college level). If you want to teach at the CC level, you need a Master's degree for most of the positions. It's hard to get a teaching job at a university with a Master's degree, but it is possible.
As for my teaching philosophy, I teach science and math. I believe that all students are fully capable of doing math. Even if they don't think they can. I spend a lot of my time reinforcing this idea to my students, because by the time they get to college, a lot of them have given up on math. Drives me crazy :) I'm really patient, for the most part...it helps :)
I agree with PP that I would be honest in your teaching philosophy. I also think that your teaching philosophy will somewhat depend on what you'll be teaching.
And if it makes you any less stressful, everyone that "interviewed" for the TA positions I had as an undergrad got the job - they were really desperate that year. My mom also got a flat tire while driving me to the interview, but we somehow managed to be on time (we had left like 3 hours early because I had to drive all the way back up to school during the summer when I wasn't there.)
Good luck! Teaching is awesome :)
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