Con: Should Undergrads TA?
How does one become a TA? This is a question I have often asked myself, wondering about the qualifications—both on paper and in terms of character—necessary to get the position. It is clear that a Teaching Assistant (TA) must have some sort of familiarity with the class material, and they must have some connection to […]
Pro: Should Undergrads TA?
At Tufts, students’ exposure to undergraduate teaching assistants (TAs) varies greatly by department. Computer science students will be very familiar with office hours held by their fellow undergraduates, while in the math department, all official teaching assistant roles are reserved for Ph.D. students. In the political science department, there has been a sharp turn away […]