“One of the best aspects of my job is the opportunity to know students as individuals and as scholars. We work together in class, in the lab, and in my office and I start to identify things in them. As they progress in their studies and encounter new fields, they might discover one pathway is not as engaging for them as they had thought. I can show them other pathways, but to do that, I have to take the time to get to know them.”
“I’m not here to deliver a lecture; it’s an interaction. I ask a question, they give answers, and that tells me something about the next question. I expect my students to make mistakes. When one does poorly on a test, we talk and develop strategies for changing how he or she approaches the work. Using successes or failures in the moment to inform your successes in the future – that’s what it’s all about.”
