May 26, 2009

Psychology Grad Students Get Counseled on How to Teach

By David Glenn

San Francisco

"I learned a lot of what I know about teaching from older graduate students," said Andrew N. Christopher, an associate professor of psychology at Albion College. "Little five-word snippets of wisdom that they might have said in a bar—I still think about some of those phrases, years later. That kind of advice can be invaluable."

Mr. Christopher was one of six panelists who spoke here Saturday about the joys and terrors of being a graduate teaching assistant. The panel