I have found that the more structure I provide for students, the more confident they feel in engaging difficult ideas, the deeper they dive into the material, and the more prepared they are for class discussions. Here is the guide I'm currently using in my Soc of Religion class to yield that. Each week, students... Continue Reading →
Why I’m Skeptical about Teaching Statements, but How to Write a Decent One Anyway
I find the Teaching Statement/Teaching Philosophy one of the hardest pieces of writing ever. I've never written one that I found to be really satisfactory, nor have I read many that have impressed me. I think this is a problem inherent in the genre: a teaching statement is to be a short (1 page, single... Continue Reading →