w00t

[pastwatcher]

I just got through, like, half of trigonometry with a smart high-schooler (who transferred schools and needs background-patching) in just over an hour. Also that earned me money. Win!

Also I am teaching my two sections in linear algebra tomorrow, for the first time. Wondering if it's obnoxious to give them index cards for names on their desks (I NEED those). Yay!

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[complexzeta.livejournal.com]

One suggestion that an older grad student made to me was to take pictures of the students on the first day and organize them in such a way that you can figure out their names; then learn their names by the second class. I never did this because I was unsure of whether the students would be disturbed by having a teacher want to take pictures of them, but it's at least something to consider.

[gleameil.livejournal.com]

Highly impressed!

Don't see that the index cards should be a problem, I've had lots of TFs do that.

[gleameil.livejournal.com]

Also if theres' a college facebook you could use that once you have a list of names.

[wombatfugue.livejournal.com]

Names are for students?