xlovecolouredx Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 because i finished bachalor from art and design education. one of my close senior friend who working as college design teacher invites me for 2 classes of design 2. a primary subject for first year of college university. i'm not sure i can teach 'em as good as i should.i'm far away from working in a school. and i have to prepare some class sheet before monday and first class will come on next thursday. it's hard for me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baseball Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 My girlfriend's a teaching assistant for a cross cultural sexuality (I believe) class this semester. Kind of the same thing, I think she more like answers questions and discusses the articles and stuff after the original lectures. I always thought I'd kind of like being a lecturer, but then I'd probably be scared to death once I got up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 i have 2 hours per class for lecture and i'm trying to research. okay, my main job is furniture designer and i always fallow design news everyday but it hard for me for stand almost 2 hours and my back against the projector screen. it's hard.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 What specifically are you worried about, Yu? Are you not a good public speaker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I was a TA in grad school, and it was crazy standing up in front of the students. The weirdest thing was seeing some of those same students at the bars on weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 What specifically are you worried about, Yu? Are you not a good public speaker? scott, i only ever teached a highschool art students.i think a feeling of first time when i met 'em as same as you faced with horde of ap fan when you're on tour with ap. noise and chaos but when you proove yourself for 'em to pay respect,everything will okay. but this is my first time for teach university student. they is a same period of mine.i mean younger than me only 5-6 years and i worry i can't control a class. i have to lecture about 'how to find some inspiration for design' and 'how to work with your original motif'okay my experience can help me (at least because my senior friend found that in me,he decide for invite me) but i don't know how i will do if they didn't interest in what i will lecture. it's really hard.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baseball Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I was a TA in grad school, and it was crazy standing up in front of the students. The weirdest thing was seeing some of those same students at the bars on weekends. What are your degrees in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 I was a TA in grad school, and it was crazy standing up in front of the students. The weirdest thing was seeing some of those same students at the bars on weekends. cosmonaut, most of students always try to connect with ta because they will feel more comfortable in next class. but one bad thing for you is they may ask you for pay some drink.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I was a TA in grad school, and it was crazy standing up in front of the students. The weirdest thing was seeing some of those same students at the bars on weekends. What are your degrees in? I have a BA in political science and an MA in international political economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I was a TA in grad school, and it was crazy standing up in front of the students. The weirdest thing was seeing some of those same students at the bars on weekends. cosmonaut, most of students always try to connect with ta because they will feel more comfortable in next class. but one bad thing for you is they may ask you for pay some drink.... Yeah, dude, it's good to connect with the students, but it's weird seeing people out of the usual element. The students didn't really care, they just wanted to party. But I always felt weird seeing them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baseball Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 What are your degrees in? I have a BA in political science and an MA in international political economy. That's cool. What kind of job do you have if you don't mind me asking? My heart's kind of always been in social or political sciences (as you can see from my reading list), but I never really knew if I could pursue it academically with the getting a masters/phd and what not. I ended up getting a degree with computers because I was pretty good at it, it's always a good paycheck, and there will always be work around, but it's not a passion by any means, hah. I'm probably going to wake up when I'm like 35 and just go into a completely different area outside computers and work towards becoming a professor or something in my later years, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I work in international economics dealing with foreign corruption in the Middle East. It's not my dream job, but it pays the bills and I work only 40 hours a week. That's pretty rare for DC. Ideally, I would like to get a job doing activism-related work, but since I have a little kid on the way finances do factor into the equation. I try to deal with that by involving myself with local things, like doing some volunteer teaching at inner-city schools, helping out with the Fort Reno shows, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baseball Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I work in international economics dealing with foreign corruption in the Middle East. It's not my dream job, but it pays the bills and I work only 40 hours a week. That's pretty rare for DC. Ideally, I would like to get a job doing activism-related work, but since I have a little kid on the way finances do factor into the equation. I try to deal with that by involving myself with local things, like doing some volunteer teaching at inner-city schools, helping out with the Fort Reno shows, etc. That's cool. Activism work would seem to be a lot of fun, my girlfriend will probably go into some kind of sexuality related activism when she's done school and stuff. I do the occasional thing up here. Of course, this kind of freaked me out: http://www.aclu-md.org/aPress/Press2008/071708_PeaceGroups.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Of course, this kind of freaked me out:http://www.aclu-md.org/aPress/Press2008/071708_PeaceGroups.html Me too. I've been following that. I used to work for the Colorado chapter of the ACLU when I lived in Denver. You learn a lot of messed up stuff in that office. I worked with a lot of inmates who filed claims of civil liberty violations within the prison system, and that is just so fucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmonkey Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Hey Yu, I wouldn't worry about teaching university student vs. high school students too much. At least in the US, high school kids are less likely to pay attention, and university students might have better questions. I think if you come across with them like you do with us on the boards (i.e. as a nice guy), you'll do great. Also, I think the smaller age difference is a good thing, because you're going to be easier to relate to than someone who's 20 years older and hasn't actually worked in the field like your students want to. I'm interested in teaching too, so I'd like to know how it goes for you. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
closemyeyes Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I'm baseballs girlfriend and I've found that college kids are more likely to respect you as long as you look like you know what you're talking about. If you go in confident most of them will pay attention and believe everything you say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted August 28, 2008 Author Share Posted August 28, 2008 thanks for words,bigmonkey. university students pay more attention.that's right but it means atmosphere in class also more serious. and my big problem is i'm away for class too long. anyway,will let you know how about the class. thanks again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted August 28, 2008 Author Share Posted August 28, 2008 I work in international economics dealing with foreign corruption in the Middle East. It's not my dream job, but it pays the bills and I work only 40 hours a week. That's pretty rare for DC. Ideally, I would like to get a job doing activism-related work, but since I have a little kid on the way finances do factor into the equation. I try to deal with that by involving myself with local things, like doing some volunteer teaching at inner-city schools, helping out with the Fort Reno shows, etc. you're the other one who working as teacher and collecting vinyl who i know on this board.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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