Word: section
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...distinguishing variable is the context in which people come into contact with one another. Section meetings and standing in line at a dining hall contribute relatively little to this goal, but a common space with a sense of a common mission with a diverse and interested student body would. Alexander T. Nguyen '99 is a Crimson editor residing in Currier House...
...fair to ask them to enter a course not having prepared over the summer," says Jan M. Ziolkowski, professor of Medieval Latin and Comparative Literature, and teacher of many core classes over the past few years. "It really puts an enormous burden on section leaders coming...
...called and I went with a grader into the hallway with two other first-years. The grader asked that we rotate in answering the questions. Halfway through the test, we reached a problem concerning the notion of the prisoner's dilemma. The fellow to my right explained that his section had not yet covered that concept. The grader accepted this excuse and began to move on to the next question. The third member of our group abruptly interjected...
Turning to her ignorant classmate, the girl across from me announced, "I'm in your section and we did cover the prisoner's dilemma. You should know the answer." Satisfied that she had caused harm to another, a smug smile appeared on her face as she awaited the grader's reaction. The student, who genuinely did not recall covering the material, merely sat in silent disbelief...
...size of the faculty to increase the faculty-student ratio and to spread the administrative obligations of faculty among more professors--perhaps all professors, including the superstars, would be able to devote more time to their interaction with students. In my opinion, every professor should teach an undergraduate section in their larger lecture courses, the way many professors at Princeton...