#gta problems

[theothrer2]

GTA V is a little too realistic. I know I need to save for a house, but I really just want to buy more clothes!

All while having little kids scream in my ear.

[revolutiontrainee]

Warning: I am going to biggie ups myself a bit...

I just received an official biggie ups from my regarding student experience on the course for which I am the senior teaching assistant (STA). For non-graduate teaching assistant (GTA) types, a STA manages student teaching on large first-year University courses; they liaise between GTAs and course convenors to provide 'quality assurance' about student teaching.

My doctoral research is on executive leadership of international organisations, and I would like to, eventually, take on a management role within the united-nations system. (HI, UN, have you noticed me yet?!) I took what I learned in my research and applied it to my role as STA with the objective of changing attitudes about this particular course. As someone who didn't not undertake a British education, this was ... a challenge.

For 3 terms as STA and 6 terms as a GTA, I taught, reviewed, held (a lot! of) meetings, informally discussed, distributed feedback, applied lessons, followed up, helped new course convenors, and asserted a voice where STA voices weren't typically heard. And I changed it! I mattered (my research question about heads of the World Trade Organization). I made a difference.

So I'm pretty elated. The only niggle in my elation is that I don't plan to continue to teach. This is my last term teaching university. And from my research on leadership, I can say that walking away from something you are 'good' at ... that's hard. But a leader always looks for a new challenge, a new way to change, new lives to shape, and that's what I'll be doing after this term and the conclusion of my PhD/university education.

At least that's what RuPaul taught me...

[revolutiontrainee]

I'm leaving blue hair in bad exams I'm marking so they know which GTA they've disappointed.

[knottyninja]

What part of, "If you don't turn it in on Blackboard, I can't grade it" do you MORONIC TWERPS NOT UNDERSTAND?!?!?

[revolutiontrainee]

Just did my participation marks for the term

It's always a strange feeling, like the final contact I will have with this batch of students.

But it's also vindicating; I am able to reward the ones who came and tried consistently and penalise the ones who just came, sat creepily near to me, and stared at my legs for 50 minutes ... not that this happened. Because that would be inappropriate, and I should have probably done something rather than run to the nearest Kro bar, order a massive white wine, and drink it until I stopped shaking.

[gtablues]

When I'm asked to cover an 8am class

[actuallyiscoops]

I always make the mistake of trying to help people with a wanted level on GTA Online by giving them lifts if they’re on foot and every single time I pull up I get blasted in the face with 30 round of an assault rifle.

[gtablues]

When a lit professor tries to tell me how creative writing should be taught