TA Checklist

1. end all sentences like they are questions?
2. write small and include diagrams that don't look like anything
3. don't brush your teeth the morning of the class, no deodorant and lots of coffee
4. chew on the ends of students pens and try to keep them
5. eat during class and answer questions while you spew granola everywhere
6. make a nerdy joke about Microsoft
7. recommend students buy expensive trigonometry sets
8. talk about your graduate research for at least 30 mins on days labs require all 3 hours to complete
9. wear the same thing every time you TA
10. tell kids the failure rate for first years

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