My Philosophy of Teaching

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My Philosophy of Teaching

As an undergraduate, I was a teaching assistant for several psychology courses, including introductory psychology, behavioral statistics and research methods. My first teaching experience was as a Teaching Assistant for statistics; I now believe that this is where my individual teaching philosophy began taking shape.

As a teaching assistant for behavioral statistics, I was exposed to the student's outlook on the material, in which a lack of enthusiasm for statistics was undoubtedly portrayed. The message was clear: seemingly uninteresting and inapplicable material equals uninterested students. The students that I assisted did not believe that this material would clearly impact their lives; they did not see a meaning or purpose in comprehending or learning the material aside from dutifully collecting a grade at the end of the semester.

Even as an undergraduate student, I was saddened by the lack of enthusiasm by other students for learning a topic that I felt could benefit everyone. Since that time, I have slowly develop...

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