Advice Giving Time!

[pezzonovante]

 So I'm applying for a job teaching math at a community college.  Who wants to give me advice?

Comments

[londo]

Only do always in health what you have often promised to do when you are sick.

[verrucaria]

Have a lot of patience and do prepare well for your lectures. You may have to explain the same old thing in multiple simple ways.

And try to avoid making your students feel completely hopeless about themselves even if they seem pretty damn hopeless to you. Chances are that you'll have to develop diplomatic ways of encouraging people on one level without giving them false hopes.

[evan712]

Don't teach theorems. Go through lots of examples in class and give the students time to try some on their own in class before you go through them.

Which college?

[pezzonovante]

Quinsigamond Community College.

[evan712]

Awesome! I'm back in school and going there. Maybe you'll be my teacher ;-)

Do you know who you are interviewing with? Woolhouse is a great teacher and one of the heads of the math department. She teaches the way I mentioned. She also gives outside projects to help students wrap their minds around the concepts.

What level math would you be teaching?

[zombie_dog]

wait what

[ultimatepsi]

Are you looking for advice on getting the job or on doing the job?

[pezzonovante]

getting.