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From: pjh@mccc.UUCP (Peter J. Holsberg)
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Re: PHDs getting hired for teaching school jobs
Message-ID: <110@mccc.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jan 88 14:54:29 GMT
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Reply-To: pjh@mccc.UUCP (Peter J. Holsberg)
Organization: Mercer College, Trenton, NJ
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I can recall that Rutgers had available a "course" on teaching for all
new faculty and GTAs back when I was there in 59-65.  (No idea whether
it still exists.)  As I recall, it was much better than the usual --
emulating the prof you liked best.  Unfortunately, my first dissertation
advisor must not have taken it, as he was one of the worst instructors I
ever had!  He was topped only by a full professor at Purdue whose idea
of teaching was to copy the textbook -verbatim! - onto the balckboard!!!

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