A graduate/doctoral student who as part of their requirements assists a professor in their area of study with large lectures. They are often knowledgable about the material and are available to provide extra help to students who do not understand the material. Most TAs are fairly young (1-2 years older than undergraduate seniors) and the professors give them the sole responsibility of handling the grading of exams and other assignments. However, do not be fooled by their sincerity and kindness. They will not cut you any slack if you failed an exam because you're boyfriend broke up with you or your dog ate your homework. God, help you if they catch you cheating or plagiarizing because they will make your life a living hell. And in most cases, they are extremely harsh with their grading and they are usually told to manipulate grades so that the average falls below a certain grade.
They are often overworked by the entire department for which they are employed by. Often times they have their own coursework, projects, and research to focus on but since they need the money to stay in grad school they agree to help with coursework. Since they are essentially at the mercy of the department, it's likely that they will take their frustration out on your grades and you will most likely not do very well in the courses.
They are often overworked by the entire department for which they are employed by. Often times they have their own coursework, projects, and research to focus on but since they need the money to stay in grad school they agree to help with coursework. Since they are essentially at the mercy of the department, it's likely that they will take their frustration out on your grades and you will most likely not do very well in the courses.
Student: Yo, Todd my Teaching Assistant is mad chill. I saw him drunk at the bar last night and he told me that I would get an A in the course.
Two days later
Student: WTF, I thought I was gonna do well. My TA is such a jerk.
Student 2: Please change my grade, I'll do anything.
TA: Sorry, I wouldn't have time for anything....
Student 3: If I don't get an A in this class, I'll get disowned by my family.
TA: I was disowned the moment I graduated college, it's honestly not that bad.
Two days later
Student: WTF, I thought I was gonna do well. My TA is such a jerk.
Student 2: Please change my grade, I'll do anything.
TA: Sorry, I wouldn't have time for anything....
Student 3: If I don't get an A in this class, I'll get disowned by my family.
TA: I was disowned the moment I graduated college, it's honestly not that bad.
by PTrockstar92 September 30, 2013
A sexual act involving a relatively older lover (henceforth "teacher") and several relatively younger lovers from an impoverished, inner-city community (henceforth "students"). The teacher wears nothing but the U.S. flag draped around his or her body. The students wear Catholic school uniforms that expose their private parts and each has an apple in his or her mouth, not dissimilar to a roast pig. The students line up on their hands and knees with their assholes towards the teacher. The teacher inserts pieces of chalk into each student's asshole one by one until she can no longer fit any more in. At that point, the teacher uses a yardstick to smack the chalk farther into the anal cavity. During this process, the student must recite the pledge of allegiance.
by Kimberly Macintosh December 18, 2006
A type of sweater worn specifically by professional grade school teachers, who exhibit high levels of authoritarianism. The sweater itself is usually wool, cotton, or a combination of wool and cotton, and it typically is designed with horizontal stripes. Color scheme is ususally shades of blue, with white or black accents to punctuate one's level of professionalism and real worldism. A teaching sweater is not meant to be worn outside of the classroom, and the wearer should be careful to not be seen wearing it in highly populated, dense college towns that are high in bar and club stock. Wearage of such garb in these places ususally leads to embarassment for everyone involved.
Upon examination of of the exuberant grade school teacher's teaching sweater, a gaggle of Penn State frat boys proceeded to excessively hate crime him until the police arrived.
by Dan Himself July 27, 2006
When a teacher that teaches an elective or other nonsense subject, such as chorus, assigns a large, time-consuming, difficult and mundane assignment in order to make your life miserable. They do this to make themselves feel better about the fact that they teach a subject that nobody cares about, trying to make themselves feel like an ACTUAL teacher. They often do this at a time when it is extremely inconvenient for you, for instance, when your time would be better spent studying for midterms.
Mike: "Did you hear about the research paper that the home economics teacher is forcing us to write on the history of muffins?"
Emily: "Really? When I have finals to study for? That is such teaching hubris."
Emily: "Really? When I have finals to study for? That is such teaching hubris."
by angrystudent13 May 10, 2010
A method of education that focuses solely on teaching the material that will be on tests and exams rather than imparting a wider understanding of the overall subject.
Mr. Smith doesn't make his students care about the subject. He's known for just teaching to the test.
by shredmonkey February 22, 2013
A sexual act involving an older woman (henceforth "teacher") and several younger lovers from an impoverished, inner-city community (henceforth "students"). The teacher wears nothing but the U.S. flag draped around her old, wrinkly body. The students wear Catholic school uniforms that expose their private parts and each has an apple in his or her mouth, not dissimilar to a roast pig. The students line up on their hands and knees with their assholes towards the teacher. The teacher inserts pieces of chalk into each student's asshole one-by-one until she can no longer fit any more in. At that point, the teacher uses a yardstick to smack the chalk farther into the anal cavity. During this process, the student must recite the pledge of allegiance.
by Miss Macintosh December 11, 2006
When the teacher is too lazy to do their job so they just make the class watch a Youtube video explaining the topic.
"Ms. Grayham didn't even teach us anything. She just made us watch a shitty Youtube video. If that's not budget teaching then I don't know what is."
by read_words_kids August 2, 2021