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Will Jagy
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I would like to know what courses (or a selection if too many) a person may have taught, perhaps as teaching assistant. Also tutoring. Not sure what I want to know if someone is still in college or high school... the reason is that some of the most bitter conflicts on Meta have been based on the nature of mathematics instruction, both generally and in this specific environment. That is the thing I do not know about many users who are near my age (I'm 58), what have they taught? Was it in a classroom with living, breathing students, with responsibility for giving grades? Please believe me, it is not the same as answering on MSE. Now that I think of it, teaching is also very different from presenting research to peers.

For users asking questions on Main, I have found that people get up in arms if I seem to want to know who they are. Fine. But I still want to know the source and context of the question, along with those aspects of the user's mathematical background that show how to present a possible answer.

I would like to know what courses (or a selection if too many) a person may have taught, perhaps as teaching assistant. Also tutoring. Not sure what I want to know if someone is still in college or high school... the reason is that some of the most bitter conflicts on Meta have been based on the nature of mathematics instruction, both generally and in this specific environment. That is the thing I do not know about many users who are near my age (I'm 58), what have they taught? Was it in a classroom with living, breathing students, with responsibility for giving grades? Please believe me, it is not the same as answering on MSE.

For users asking questions on Main, I have found that people get up in arms if I seem to want to know who they are. Fine. But I still want to know the source and context of the question, along with those aspects of the user's mathematical background that show how to present a possible answer.

I would like to know what courses (or a selection if too many) a person may have taught, perhaps as teaching assistant. Also tutoring. Not sure what I want to know if someone is still in college or high school... the reason is that some of the most bitter conflicts on Meta have been based on the nature of mathematics instruction, both generally and in this specific environment. That is the thing I do not know about many users who are near my age (I'm 58), what have they taught? Was it in a classroom with living, breathing students, with responsibility for giving grades? Please believe me, it is not the same as answering on MSE. Now that I think of it, teaching is also very different from presenting research to peers.

For users asking questions on Main, I have found that people get up in arms if I seem to want to know who they are. Fine. But I still want to know the source and context of the question, along with those aspects of the user's mathematical background that show how to present a possible answer.

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Will Jagy
Will Jagy
  • 142.9k
  • 1
  • 27
  • 48

I would like to know what courses (or a selection if too many) a person may have taught, perhaps as teaching assistant. Also tutoring. Not sure what I want to know if someone is still in college or high school... the reason is that some of the most bitter conflicts on Meta have been based on the nature of mathematics instruction, both generally and in this specific environment. That is the thing I do not know about many users who are near my age (I'm 58), what have they taught? Was it in a classroom with living, breathing students, with responsibility for giving grades? Please believe me, it is not the same as answering on MSE.

For users asking questions on Main, I have found that people get up in arms if I seem to want to know who they are. Fine. But I still want to know the source and context of the question, along with those aspects of the user's mathematical background that show how to present a possible answer.