At BYU, my anatomy and chemistry TAs were better teachers than the professors

Jul 20, 2017
10:10:42am

KingDave All-American

Something I loved about Ricks (BYU-I) when I went there is the teachers were solely focused on their teaching. Letters behind your name doesn't make you a better teacher.

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Having an adjunct instructor teaching classes is not some sort of mark against BYU-I

kccougar All-American

7/20/17 9:56am

The only thing the school did wrong was allow themselves to get conned by a girl

The Dude Abides

7/20/17 9:58am

My guess, though

Chambana Coug

7/20/17 9:59am

Your first guess might be true. Your second guess surely isn't.

kccougar

7/20/17 10:00am

Just basing off of experience...

Chambana Coug

7/20/17 10:03am

At which institution?

OneUpper

7/20/17 10:09am

P12 and B1G schools.

Chambana Coug

7/20/17 10:12am

At better schools, you get better adjuncts.

Baron

7/20/17 9:59am

Shocking.

kccougar

7/20/17 10:00am

So at BYU-I having adjuncts may be a mark against them.

Baron

7/20/17 10:01am

To be fair, Rexburg is in the middle of nowhere

donnerstag

7/20/17 10:07am

maybe they gave the school a "university" title a generation too early

Nat Gas Man

7/20/17 10:43am

What's makes me sad is the brand association with BYU...

ClackamasCoug

7/20/17 10:03am

At SUU I had 0 classes taught by grad students or TA's.

PharmCoug

7/20/17 10:03am

At BYU, my anatomy and chemistry TAs were better teachers than the professors

KingDave

7/20/17 10:10am

I loved my anatomy and chem professor at BYU. In fact, they were among my best

Delicate Genius

7/20/17 10:29am

Unless you consider depth of knowledge a factor in the quality of teaching. Hard

Monomachos

7/20/17 1:35pm

At schools like Stanford, you don't even see professors until your 300/400

darkcoug

7/20/17 10:12am

Which is why it's best (and cheaper) to get your undergrad at BYU THEN go to

Bert609

7/20/17 10:14am

AFAIK, ABET requires a percentage of permanent faculty to have terminal degrees

AggieWeekendCougar

7/20/17 10:47am

It's less about trying to game any system than it is trying to provide education for many/all

kccougar

7/20/17 10:49am

ABET is kindof like ISO9000 for education. It doesn't guarantee quality, but

AggieWeekendCougar

7/20/17 11:03am

Definitions: a graduate instructor is working on a graduate degree and usually

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