| 00:00 - 00:05 | So the Head TA messages me and says "Hey, go answer the questions on the TA email" |
| 00:05 - 00:07 | "Hurry, the prof is starting to wonder if we're doing our jobs" |
| 00:07 - 00:10 | So I go on the computer, and I see this email. |
| 00:11 - 00:16 | I'll never forget, a student had emailed us to say that his output file doesn't meet the specs... |
| 00:17 - 00:21 | He said it was his first time dealing with input/output |
| 00:21 - 00:24 | His first time! |
| 00:29 - 00:31 | His first time! |
| 00:31 - 00:34 | And then he said his knowledge was very limited! |
| 00:38 - 00:40 | His first time! |
| 00:41 - 00:47 | He said he hadn't done anything with input and output in the previous assignments, only the program itself. |
| 00:47 - 00:50 | And he wanted us to understand where he was coming from, |
| 00:50 - 00:56 | because the assignment was worth 10% of the final grade... |
| 00:58 - 00:59 | He wanted to get an A! |
| 00:59 - 01:01 | He said he answered the questions! |
| 01:04 - 01:06 | Just not in the way we asked him to do it! |
| 01:06 - 01:08 | Because it said to do something new! |
| 01:13 - 01:14 | His first time! |
| 01:14 - 01:16 | And then he says his algorithms are correct |
| 01:16 - 01:20 | because he spent 30 hours on them! |
| 01:21 - 01:27 | Oh wait! It gets better! He asked if I would like to set up a meeting with him |
| 01:35 - 01:36 | A meeting so we can discuss further |
| 01:36 - 01:39 | about why he should get an A for his work! |
| 01:41 - 01:44 | No. Seriously, I have to give credit to |
| 01:44 - 01:47 | this kid, at the end he still spent 30 hours |
| 01:47 - 01:49 | to complete the questions. |
| 01:50 - 01:53 | Just not the questions we wrote. |
| 01:54 - 01:56 | A for effort. |
| 01:56 - 01:58 | Probably more effort... |
| 01:58 - 02:02 | than the TAs put into the course this whole semester. |
| 02:05 - 02:07 | His first time! |
| 02:10 - 02:11 | I think... |
| 02:11 - 02:13 | I think he.. |
| 02:15 - 02:17 | should apply to be a TA |
| 02:17 - 02:20 | for this course next semester! |
| 02:21 - 02:28 | He could offer 30 hours of office hours but not in the room you asked him to do them in! |
| 02:29 - 02:30 | He still gets paid? |
| 02:30 - 02:32 | He'll get paid! |
| 02:36 - 02:39 | He'll be able to understand the students... |
| 02:40 - 02:42 | where they are coming from. |
| 02:50 - 02:55 | At least he was able to answer the previous assignments... |
| 02:56 - 02:58 | He would make the questions? |
| 02:58 - 03:04 | He would have to, but so do all the other TAs in the course... |
| 03:04 - 03:09 | But you see, it doesn't mean they actually make them. |
| 03:09 - 03:11 | At least not the way you want. |
| 03:16 - 03:20 | Something in common I guess. |
| 03:23 - 03:26 | He's already used to sending files in the wrong format. |
| 03:31 - 03:36 | He could probably teach the other TAs a thing or two. |
