Lover of (most) transition metals. Renowned hater of rhenium. Undefeated youth soccer coach (total of one game coached). He/him/his.
Apr 1 • 30 tweets • 5 min read
How does someone find a job when they've never really had a plan for their future?
Hi. I'm Andre*. And I put on an avatar image with a nicer shirt** today because I was asked to share about how I got where I am for #YoungScientistNetworking. [1/x]
*not my real name
**a shirt
I am a teaching professor at a college in United States, where I teach chemistry to undergraduate students.
At every step I made on the way, I was unsure of what to do next, but I trusted that choosing something would lead me to a new opportunity.
And it always did. [2/x]
Aug 26, 2018 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Last year I failed a student.
I'm not saying the student got an F in my class. Sometimes students fail a class.
What I'm saying is *I* failed – as the student's teacher, as a educator, as the person responsible for giving the student a chance learn, to succeed. (1/x)
One student in my course wasn't doing all the problem sets. Well, they did the first few and did fine on them, but in weeks 3 to 13, they didn't do any of them.
Now, normally in general chemistry I look at the halfway point (week 7ish) to see if students are struggling. (2/x)
