Thursday class: Trigger 2: Having a non-productive or frustrating conversation with a student. by Cora Demler

2025-02-20 17:57:53 UTC

It’s my fault for not explaining well

2025-02-20 17:58:02 UTC

It may be the way I am teaching it since we each learn in different ways.

2025-02-20 17:58:05 UTC

How can I better explain this concept?

2025-02-20 17:58:07 UTC

I should consider changing my teaching strategies to accommodate the student's own learning abilities.

2025-02-20 17:58:07 UTC

I probably didn't get the material right away either. Maybe the way I am explaining it is confusing

2025-02-20 17:58:10 UTC

This might be the student's first experience at office hours, so I should put in effort to help them learn

2025-02-20 17:58:10 UTC

Maybe I should approach this problem from a different angle or break it down into smaller chunks to make it easier to understand.

2025-02-20 17:58:16 UTC

Emphasize that this is a complex topic that is difficult to grasp. Maybe I am not explaining it in the best way for you to understand.

2025-02-20 17:58:20 UTC

I need to dig deeper into the material and find a new way of explaining it.

2025-02-20 17:58:22 UTC

Not everyone learns in the same way. An explanation that makes sense to me may not make sense to someone else.

2025-02-20 17:58:23 UTC

It is my fault for having this negative view. There is more I could do to help them understand.

2025-02-20 17:58:25 UTC

I need to change my teaching approach or method and find out the root of the misunderstanding

2025-02-20 17:58:29 UTC

The student must have a different learning style than I did when I took the course, I should adjust to meet them

2025-02-20 17:58:35 UTC

Everyone sucks at teaching before they get good at it

2025-02-20 17:58:36 UTC

My explanation wasn't as clear to this student - maybe I should I try preparing different ways of approaching this problem.

2025-02-20 17:58:38 UTC

I can ask my peers or instructors for help on explaining problems to students. I can always improve

2025-02-20 17:58:40 UTC

They might be stupid and not hard working, but that also give more challenge and growth opportunities for you to overcome and obtain.

2025-02-20 17:58:40 UTC

I am here to help the student, so I will do my best to explain the problem and assist them with understanding it.

2025-02-20 17:58:44 UTC

It is my responsibility to either help the student or help them find another resource to get help from.

2025-02-20 17:58:47 UTC

How will they figure it out? They might get frustrated and give up. We need to make sure that every experience coming for help is good

2025-02-20 17:59:00 UTC

I have seen this topic more times that the student, so I should try to explain it from the way I first view it.

2025-02-20 17:59:05 UTC

I should practice diagramming or thinking of different ways to present the problem so that I can explain it better and students can also understand better.

2025-02-20 17:59:07 UTC

I should do what I can to help this student understand, or direct them to other resources if I am unable to.

2025-02-20 17:59:08 UTC

I need to improve on how to explain certain concepts. I will check in with my peers to get advice on how to do so.

2025-02-20 17:59:14 UTC

I should ask the student what exactly they are confused about so that we can go through it step-by-step.

2025-02-20 17:59:23 UTC

Every student is different so its impossible to be immediately good at teaching every student.

2025-02-20 17:59:24 UTC

Teaching is a skill like any other and it is necessary to practice it in order to get better

2025-02-20 17:59:27 UTC

I will get better the more I teach and learn what methods are most effective in helping students.

2025-02-20 17:59:30 UTC

I'm just starting out. It's okay to ask for help. I might become a world-famous professor, who knows

2025-02-20 17:59:32 UTC

If I further familiarize myself with the material and practice on my own time I can get better at teaching students

2025-02-20 17:59:36 UTC

I will do my best to teach the student how to apply problem-solving skills and hope that they remember my advice when it's their turn to do it alone

2025-02-20 17:59:40 UTC

This is true but in that case I will not get Andy takeaways

2025-02-20 17:59:43 UTC

I can ask others for assistance in explaining, and reflect on what I can do

2025-02-20 17:59:47 UTC

I'm responsible for helping the student learn and/or guiding them towards alternative resources

2025-02-20 17:59:52 UTC

I should practice my teaching strategies in order to get better at working with students to help them understand material.

2025-02-20 17:59:57 UTC

The student came to my office hours so I should stick through with them. Maybe I can get their netid and email an alternative explanation after talking it out with some other LAs/the professors.

2025-02-20 17:59:59 UTC

The student can also go to another TA and see if they can figure it out.

2025-02-20 18:00:11 UTC

Everything takes practice, including teaching. I will continue to accept feedback and reflect on how I can improve

2025-02-20 18:00:22 UTC

The student went out of their way to come to my office hours because they were unable to understand on their own. I have to help them or guide them to someone that can.

2025-02-20 18:00:34 UTC

I should practice more ahead of time so that I can feel more confident when working with students

2025-02-20 18:00:38 UTC

This was my first time - now I know how I should prepare for the next session so I can do better.

2025-02-20 18:00:39 UTC

I should look for new ways to try to explain this topic and prepare more for my next session. I understand that I need to consider different ways students may get confused.

2025-02-20 18:00:41 UTC

You can understand it because you know how to explain that to your self, so take some time to think about it again, and you can do it better.

2025-02-20 18:00:55 UTC

The student is concerned about their ability to figure it out, that's why they are in OH

2025-02-20 18:01:07 UTC

I need to take a deeper dive into the material in order to explain the concept in a way that the student is receptive to