15 january 2022

My first feels entry

so, since this is my first time doing this, I wanted to do something different: I'll make like a diary of my teaching days, recording what worked or didn't work, what could be better, etc.

for a bit of context: I work as a part time auxiliary professor on python programming

2021-01-14

it's the second day of classes, and today we talked about boolean types + conditionals

the student mostly understood the concept, and some of their questions were really good! some notes:

• maybe the rhythm was a bit intense, I got the sense that the students were struggling just a little bit and maybe could benefit from a slightly more 'spaced out' pace; I'll take that into account next time I'm on the subject
• maybe 2 examples per type of conditional would make the general understanding of the subject better; I feel like we jumped too quickly from if to else and then back to elif
• also on that topic: I feel like presenting if -> elif -> else might be more natural, since that's how we generally structure python conditional blocks
• still on class pace: a bit more of 'silence' might be good, asking for examples from the students themselves rather than coming up with them, leaving those few seconds of waiting for someone to speak for them to think and absorb the subject

Conclusion

I think that's it for now; since we're still on the beginning of the grade plan I believe thinks are still under control... can't guarantee they'll stay that way when we get to pandas lol

I'll go grab a beer, see ya soon

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