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My Life at Renda
6 I% y0 c$ H, K1 f 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.
8 r' U& Q; _4 L7 J( e% \ (46) Eyes staring, mouths open, students examined my big nose, while I was writing my name on the blackboard.' ]- m4 G& ?6 t) i
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.) j) [6 g- z. A9 B) c
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)8 ~. H d% b; [! E
The difference, I think, is that in the US I had to swallow more of my pride. (50)
0 f; d9 T3 z% _# J+ B* r( q7 \- s+ a) f 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.. k9 { U: |, S' x' c
A In my students' minds, I had little to offer them, except perhaps some sample questions for the mid-term exam.
, ?" {6 e% q5 d. ?! [ B In others, the TA works as a grader and discussion leader.+ j& |7 s4 `) K) @$ f2 W- }% P7 G
C I encountered these in China, and I faced them in the US.
. w1 K/ v: O" Z& J0 \9 v D On the other hand, being taught by a graduate student is not necessarily bad.
% _" {* D8 V L+ F- X' Y E Most were polite, or at least, indifferent.
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( m" R2 t. }, ]8 W& F. i F Back at Renda, I had walked into my first classes feeling like a celebrity |