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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.
; `/ d! i, R( M (46) Eyes staring, mouths open, students examined my big nose, while I was writing my name on the blackboard.0 @1 x' q) R, ~ X4 H
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.
3 W- S# {; [: p 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 B/ `, M5 E( [+ J& }1 N: F0 `- ? The difference, I think, is that in the US I had to swallow more of my pride. (50)$ @( `, z: G& S! o
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.9 h& J7 w$ f7 Q" E
A In my students' minds, I had little to offer them, except perhaps some sample questions for the mid-term exam.! u1 ]$ q1 e! }: H
B In others, the TA works as a grader and discussion leader.
, \0 n) p# J( E' n: [( [ C I encountered these in China, and I faced them in the US.& b' h; I7 i2 @$ c" L) {' x3 e
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E Most were polite, or at least, indifferent.
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; B( O# h) D' V4 Y/ F F Back at Renda, I had walked into my first classes feeling like a celebrity |