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Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein has appointed Bruce D. Watson the new head teaching fellow (TF) for Social Analysis 10, “Principles of Economics,” to replace Assistant Professor of Economics Judith Li, who served in the post for several years...
...never got an e-mail from Judith Li,” Ahlborn said. “I never even knew she was the head TF...
...Chen said that Watson’s energy and competency as a TF compensates for the crowding...
...pedagogical improvement across disciplines, to my mind, lies in convincing TFs that they are teachers, not graders. My worst ever experience with a TF came in a Core class for which I was required to write a seven-page paper. The TF returned it with a grade and a one-word comment: “Good.” (It wasn’t even.) Clearly, that type of approach, prioritizing letter grades over substantive feedback, is unacceptable. Obviously, though, that experience is the exception, not the rule. Most of the TFs I’ve had at Harvard have...
Nevertheless, getting some stylistic guidance in classes other than Expos would be invaluable for Harvard students. And, with a little imagination, the curricular review could nudge Harvard professors and TFs in that direction. Perhaps instruction in how best to give stylistic feedback should be part of a TF training regime at the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. Maybe it should be organized by the HWP, or even by the departments themselves under centralized supervision. Figuring out the details will be complicated—but it is logistical challenge worth tackling. After all, knowing how to write well...