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40 hours of work per week!? Eight hours a day, five days a week, for every class?
by clintonc 12y ago
40 hours of work per week!? Eight hours a day, five days a week, for every class?
- bsder 12y agoYes. I have to prep 2 3 hour lectures per week. Each lecture easily takes 8 hours to prep. 6 assignments--have to make them up, set up automated tests, get things set up in source code control, and help students when things come back wrong if they can't figure it out. A midterm and a final--have to make it up and correct it. Add in office hours as well as replying to students via email and I'm easily at 40 hours per week. This is why so many teachers just prep once and regurgitate each class (including assignments and tests). It's just sooooo much less time consuming. Don't feel bad. My poor TA (who was a student in a previous class I taught) was stunned too--"It takes this much time?!?!?! And you did this by yourself for our class?"
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