Word: section
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...common TF. In the larval stage, young TFs-to-be squirm through high schools nationwide, leaving oozing trails of teacher recommendations and bibliographic references in their wakes. Pupating during their undergraduate years, many emerge from their pre-university cocoons as some version of that smarmy first-year in your section who always does the reading and asks if he or she can hand his or her paper in early. After this adolescent phase (often marked by the growth of a large, tumor-like "thesis"), spawning begins, and we find colonies of proto-TFs developing in warm, dark places such...
...Every student must be encouraged to participate in section. This can be a frustrating task, but persistence is the key to success. For example, imagine that in a section beginning at 1 p.m., you ask Joe a question at 1:12 p.m. From Joe's incoherent grunts, it is immediately clear that not only has he not done the reading but may indeed be completely unaware of what the reading was, or that reading was actually assigned. Do not be discouraged. Call on Joe again at 1:23 p.m. Then try again at 1:34, then again...
...class contact, do not, under any circumstances, learn how to use e-mail. It is important, however, to collect student e-mail addresses and occasionally send out a notice that says, "Just wanted to remind you that section time has been changed to 7 a.m.," thus deceiving students into thinking that you have a functioning e-mail account. Once or twice during the semester, a student might ask you whether you received an e-mail message from them. Don't be fooled. The answer is always...
...hurl their harshest self-defense--the "B-minus"--when attacked. However, those who study the species have recognized that while hostility may increase during midterm week, TFs are actually very gentle, docile creatures, easily placated by a visit to office hours or even the simplest intelligent comment in section. Take care of your TFs. Feed them response papers regularly and hand them your midterms with a smile. And then someday, when you yourself pupate, you may find that you, too, will rise through the academic food chain...
Riley said that under Code 22c of Section 63 of the Massachusetts Commonwealth Statute Law, HUPD officers have the same powers as all other police officers...