And the lesson plans are focalized around a curriculum I designed that I base on classes I have taken, classes I have taught, my own interests and experiences, ideas I've gotten from other teachers, as well as learning outcomes and university goals.

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I actually have thought for years that the closest thing to teaching is stand up comedy. You have a set, you have done it before in front of other audiences, but each audience is different and you have to be ready to pivot at a moment's notice. It's a combination of improv and practiced material.

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The amount of multitasking happening in my brain while I’m teaching is stunning. Taking in information from students in real time, reading the room, recalibrating my approach, redirecting discussions, adjusting explanations, anticipating questions, & making dozens of split-second decisions.

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It's fucking maddening. Tyler: "Why not put the boilerplate, oh, I donno, on a website where they can refer to it when they need to?" Them: "But muh lawyers!"

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My 1st exercise in tech writing was to rework the syllabus as a user-friendly doc. Introduced idea of multiple users, as most of them had no idea that it's also a contract btwn instructor & dept

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