Graduate quality vs. undergraduate quality

[ucbalumnus]

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@tk21769

I hope it is widely understood on this board that the most common class format in introductory courses at research universities is to have a faculty-led lecture with associated smaller discussions led by TAs. But then, what this means is that the most intimate, engaged part of teaching may be delegated to people who not only don’t have PhDs, but who also have minimal teaching (and life) experience.

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<p>However, you get two instructors, where different ways of explaining may help a student who does not understand one of them but may understand the other.</p>