I teach college students. One otherwise capable student I have taught this year has struggled in particular ways that suggest s/he might have a learning disability or similar. The school's office for student disability service can provide testing &c if the student contacts them. What is the best way to discuss this with the student and recommend they seek assistance?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 29, 2013 -
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I'm applying for new jobs and struggling to figure out how to word my "reason for leaving" in an unusual situation.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 4, 2012 -
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What were your experiences with philosophy courses like in university, non-philosophy majors?
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posted by Beardman
on May 14, 2012 -
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I graduated from college a few months ago with an IT degree, but my heart is not in it. I also just got a certification to teach English overseas. Should I work in IT or travel overseas?
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posted by deeba
on Feb 2, 2012 -
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I dropped out of college during my first semester over two years ago, but now I'm thinking about starting over.
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posted by lali
on Jan 10, 2012 -
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If/When I go back to America, I would like to teach at a community college. I have a few friends who do this, but I would like to get the ball rolling. I could teach communications, journalism and business skills. My only previous experience working in education was as a major gifts fundraiser and I won't have my master's degree on paper February. I have not really TA'd very much since I was an undergrad. How should I go about getting my foot in the door? This would be in DelMarVa and California.
posted by parmanparman
on Aug 12, 2011 -
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I agreed to take a teaching job at certain community college, and now, just two weeks away from the beginning of the semester, it looks like a much better job is about to come through for me. What are the ethical considerations of backing out?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 8, 2011 -
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Have you ever been in a (college-level) class with students very different in abilities ? What did the instructor do right / wrong?
Also, what are good tips on keeping people engaged when teaching them on a block schedule (8*45mins training a day)?
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posted by mathemagician
on Feb 23, 2011 -
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I'm a freshman composition instructor who wants to rock the evals. But how? If you've taken a first-year college writing or rhetoric course, what teaching practices made for a good (or horrible) experience from the student's perspective?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 15, 2011 -
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Looking for group exercises, videos, exciting material to teach easily-distracted college students the building blocks of essay-writing and analysis.
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posted by ilana
on Jan 15, 2011 -
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Art Professors and Art College Instructors: What helped you get through your first semester of teaching?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 24, 2010 -
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Help me find this blog post or online article in which a professor humorously reverses classic student excuses for lateness/underperformance!
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posted by Bardolph
on Aug 4, 2010 -
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I need to find TV and movie clips depicting conversations about school. They must be intelligible out of context, and appropriate for 12 year olds. Either show or episode recommendations would be great.
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posted by acidic
on Apr 2, 2010 -
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I teach college. I have ADD. I have some kind of mental block against fully planning my courses.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 20, 2010 -
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I'm taking an innovative course on using technology for humanitarian causes, taught by a professor I really like. But it's awful! How can I tell him what I think, and/or turn this disaster of a course into something worthwhile?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 23, 2009 -
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I've got an MPA and want to find a part-time teaching gig at a Community College or the like. I need some advice on a few things.
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posted by Shohn
on Apr 17, 2009 -
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I'm 21 years old, about to graduate college, and the recession is freaking me out. I know there's no right or wrong answer to which course my life should take, but I need help focusing on realistic skills and places to live that I should be considering.
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posted by Muffpub
on Jan 7, 2009 -
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How can I reconcile two different and conflicting plans for my future? (long-ish explanation)
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posted by brynna
on Apr 28, 2008 -
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I am a graphic designer. I love graphic design. I hate hate hate clients. What can I do without wasting my entire education? (Much, much more inside.)
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 13, 2008 -
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Pimp my freshman composition class: what essays would you put on the syllabus?
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posted by wheat
on Jul 27, 2006 -
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Next year I'm teaching a course on science and literature after 1945. What should I put on the syllabus?
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posted by josh
on Jul 5, 2006 -
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I'm planning to spend a year abroad after graduation. Help me pick a country.
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posted by gsteff
on Oct 3, 2005 -
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Blogging in the classroom. I've decided to set-up a blog for my students this semester. This will be the place for their response papers, writing exercises and a few other tidbits. It needs to have access for 5-10 members, a very easy set-up, free-to-near-free pricing (although I would pay or find the dollars to fund if it was warranted), and very clear posting/linking instructions for the students. Advice on selecting a blogging system needed.
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posted by fionab
on Aug 31, 2005 -
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