wyrd Posted August 27, 2003 Author Posted August 27, 2003 the other two are teaching assistants As in they're students who are a teachers aid, or actually hired by the school to help teaching? If they're a teachers aid, did that actually help them get their job? Quote Gamer extraordinaire. Programmer wannabe.
*Experts* Nerseus Posted August 27, 2003 *Experts* Posted August 27, 2003 I'm not really sure of the difference. These are graduate students that are teaching lower level CS courses. When I was in school they were called teaching assistants but that may have channged or maybe I just don't know the difference. My roomie was one, so I know what *he* was called but maybe they're teachers aids elsewhere? They got the job because they really knew their stuff (C#) and showed us that they really wanted to learn more (very very hungry for technology). They fit right in as that's what we're all about. We all read the magazine, MSDN, get into the technology more than we probably should :) If it weren't for my really cool lava lamp at work, I'd be a "nerd". Oh wait... nevermind. -Ner Quote "I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center." - Kurt Vonnegut
wyrd Posted August 27, 2003 Author Posted August 27, 2003 Oh I see. It may be different at community colleges. At my school (community/junior college) some teachers have students who help them as a way to get some minor amounts of experience. They're job is to help teach the class and also help students with questions. Technically though it doesn't really teach them anything since they've already taken the class. The school used to pay teachers aids a minimum wage, but thanks to our lovely governor of California, they no longer do that. I was actually offered a teachers aid position by my old Advanced VB6 teacher (who now teachers in .NET), but it didn't pay so I turned it down. If it looks good on the resume though I may reconsider, there isn't much work involved and I already have to go to the school for my other classes. Quote Gamer extraordinaire. Programmer wannabe.
*Experts* Nerseus Posted August 27, 2003 *Experts* Posted August 27, 2003 I was a lab assistant in college. It was mostly keeping the printer stocked with an occasional question about WordPerfect, Viruses, and actual homework. It left me a lot of time to program and play Wolfenstein (the Demo took 3 floppies, it was huge!) :) While it paid minimum wage (maybe less), it looked "good" on a resume I thought. Who knows? If you're looking for money, my sis worked at Dominos while in school, bought a franchise her senior year and then sold it a few years later and paid for her house (mostly). Not a bad start :) -Nerseus -Ner Quote "I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center." - Kurt Vonnegut
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