supporting the TAs

I'm getting ready for a series of meetings with the new TAs. The TAs are in the best position to help students learn, so the more I can do to help the TAs, the better the course will go.

Key is trying to get the TAs to understand the big-goals of the course, building links between qualitative. and quantitative work and developing problem-solving skills. Crucial is for TAs to understand that students must explicitly struggle with these issues and TA role is to promote students resolving their own difficulties. Providing suggestions or direct help, will produce only short term gains