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4 J) m1 S) F Y9 P My Life at Renda
" [5 U6 l. Y; M N4 d) A) R I learned very quickly that being a teaching assistant (TA) at the University of Iowa would be different from being a teacher at Renmin University.
* O! N6 ^; [- w5 t, K (46) Eyes staring, mouths open, students examined my big nose, while I was writing my name on the blackboard." n" D( Y" \& u! _# S/ g; L
At Iowa, when my first classes began, half of my students still hadn't arrived. When everyone finally found a seat, ringing cellphones and loud yawns (哈欠) interrupted my opening remarks. It is not that American students were disrespectful. (47) They were, however, far more skeptical than the students I had at Renda. The truth is I couldn't fault them for their skepticism. Undergraduates at large US universities - especially freshmen and sophomores - often have several classes a semester handled by TAs. In some cases, the TA sets the course content. (48) Most have good intentions, but very few are as effective as professors.( s; m9 W: L: _4 E* l9 ^6 F
Every teacher has to confront obstacles to learning - no matter what the culture. Students who talk during lectures, students who cheat, students who question the grade they get for a paper or project - dealing with these is all part of the job. (49); `! { \: u4 X9 L2 |( o- ?
The difference, I think, is that in the US I had to swallow more of my pride. (50); z: c* t* i' d C* w1 V6 U
I had a responsibility to teach them, of course, but I had to do so indirectly -as a guide who himself had a few things to learn from the students.
" A' ^( U( U3 w0 A; i A In my students' minds, I had little to offer them, except perhaps some sample questions for the mid-term exam.
# A9 ~0 E. V1 R2 L: E B In others, the TA works as a grader and discussion leader.
, @) s. K: E6 R# q. W C I encountered these in China, and I faced them in the US.
% W, w! P: R2 c' A D On the other hand, being taught by a graduate student is not necessarily bad.' L' I+ w( D- P$ f& |# ~/ v
E Most were polite, or at least, indifferent.1 x& z$ y2 u. ~" U
( A: _2 W$ R( L4 } F Back at Renda, I had walked into my first classes feeling like a celebrity |