Criticisms about MIT

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@Mikalye

The problem with the recitation sections is that of course they’re taught by TA’s, not professors, and vary widely in quality.

Actually, most of the recitations sections are taught by professors. This does of course vary with the department, but Institute-wide, a large majority of recitations are led by faculty.

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<p>The relevant statistic is not what percentage of recitations institute-wide are taught by faculty but what percentage of GIR and other introductory class recitations are taught by faculty. My impression is that the vast majority of GIR and introductory class recitations are taught by graduate students.</p>