Adventures in TA'ing

Last semester was the first semester of Organic TA'ing. I think I was too lenient with everyone, even the cheaters and slackers. This semester will be a little bit different because this semester I should be more prepared and I should understand what is going on a little bit better.

The first week I'll post an example lab report and how I want everyone to do it, not something written in stone but something that will give them a proper template. I'll include what to do and what not to do. I'll instruct them in writing in passive voice and proper citation. Hopefully I can have them understand how to think logically.

I like teaching, but I get frustrated and bored quite easily. The whole people thing is something I need to work on. I've just never understood why anyone would refuse self-improvement if they had an opportunity to do so. Working and writing reports or "other" regardless of how mundane they are, can be an incredible tool to improve ones-self.

And then... and then there are the people who don't try at all, they don't understand that they can't get by on their "good looks" and their daddy's money. This isn't highschool anymore. A lab report I read last semester said "Not without regardless because of solution" or some scattered string of bigwords without any meaning, I read it ten-fifteen times before I realized I was also bashing my head against concrete to make it try and make sense. I never figured it out and I never took any points away.

If I get anymore of those I'll definately post them.