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Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than... by CodeBrad on Sunday March 20, 2022 @10:05PM (#30749228)
Pretty similar to my experience TA'ing at a researched focused school.

My first semester teaching a lab I was told "No one is remembered for being a good TA" and encouraged to do the absolute bare minimum to get paid so that I could focus on research.

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Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than... by lambdasquirrel on Monday March 21, 2022 @02:10AM (#30750819)
;_; I remember my good TAs...
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Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than... by japanuspus on Monday March 21, 2022 @03:22AM (#30751209)
This. It might be true that nobody _in academia_ remembers a good TA, but I would claim that the TA-student relationship is one of the best ways to create a network across classes at uni. Personally I have used connections to former TA's and students in industry on multiple occasions.
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Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than... by hinkley on Sunday March 20, 2022 @11:39PM (#30749944)
Some people are remembered for being a bad one, though.
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