Textbook Evaluation Form

I see teachers radically improving all the time, myself included.Here’s a secret: I’m still not a great teacher. I make a lot of mistakes. I have a lot of classroom problems. I have students who dislike my class or subject and I don’t get through to all of them.Including the various forms of assisting and student teaching I’ve done, I’ve been working at it for about 7 years now, a half-year of which I had full control of a classroom of my own. While I’m miles better than when I started, I’ve only barely scratched the surface to effective teaching.And several times a day, I recall my own experience with a first-time professor to remind myself that I can change.One semester, I had a brand new first-time professor who, God help her, was very intelligent but did not know how to teach.This was a lower division course that was mandatory for many students in different major fields. As such, it tended to be taught by a lot of different short-term adjuncts rather than full-time experienced faculty.(The freshly titled doctor’s “teaching sins” weren’t horrific or abusive, just pervasively bad and disheartening. Also, note that the following things may have been more normal at a large university lecture, but it was highly unusual for my small, discussion-centered class.)The professor used a PowerPoint that was literally just the textbook word-for-word, including the textbook illustrations. Then she read the PowerPoint to us, without pause, for the entirety of class. The lecture always ran over, so the students never found out what she wanted us to know from the second half of each textbook chapter. She didn’t give time for questions, and when someone managed to sneak one in, she often couldn’t answer it unless it was on the slides. Sometimes we’d have scheduled labs, and she wouldn’t have the necessary supplies or instructions on how to perform the lab. Grading happened inconsistently— after more than a month of waiting, if ever, and often to unpredictable standards.When we tried to talk to her after classes or during office hours, the professor’s attitude was that learning was our job outside of class, and it wasn’t her fault if we couldn’t learn directly from her lectures. After all that, a good portion of the class stopped showing up.Then… the mid-term new professor evaluations. (It was standard for all newly hired professors to be evaluated early and often, for precisely this reason.)I don’t know what the other students wrote on theirs, but the nicest thing I could say was that she clearly stuck with the assigned textbooks and was covering the material therein. Dozens of those evaluation forms, filled out in stark honesty and more than a little frustration, were sent to the professor’s supervisor.The next day, this poor newly minted professor walked in to the toughest faculty evaluation meeting of her life.She could have come out angry and retaliated against us. I knew plenty of professors who did.Instead, the professor started the next class off with a sincere apology accepting the blame for many of the classroom issues. More than what she said, I was struck by how she was clearly devestated that her teaching wasn’t effective, and yet eager to turn things around.Her next lecture was about half her previous zippy speed, and she answered our questions in addition to guiding discussions in the subject. Grades were up-to-date within a week, and all papers returned with feedback. The work was appropriately difficult for college and required concentrated effort to succeed in, but now we were capable of doing it.In a month, the class went from frustrating and impossible to achievable and thought-provoking. I learned 10x more about the subject in the second half of the course, and I picked up a lesson in teaching as well:Even the very best of intentions don’t instantly translate to polished knowledge.You may come in to the classroom with strong personal ideas of pedagogy and classroom management, all supported by the latest and greatest in education research, and that plan can utterly fail if you aren’t meeting your students where they are. There’s often a middle ground between being the person you are and being the teacher that they need, and it may take practice to find the right balance.Most teachers have bad moments. They only become bad teachers if they persistently refuse to accept at least some of the blame for their own bad behavior.Note: by “bad teachers”, of course I mean lazy, rude, disorganized, or otherwise ineffective teaching, NOT criminal, abusive, or cruel behavior. The latter type of “bad teacher” doesn’t deserve a second chance to do it right— they should not be teaching, period.

You have, of course, offered her your version of the same form (or equivalent), filled out with all your answers, right?I just applied for a job I may decide I don’t want because their application process is so 1999. Allow that your prospective partners will be evaluating your date selection process while they fill out the form. It is possible that some women will relish a more straightforward, apparently data-driven approach and find it more comfortable to write answers than to talk.This might actually be the best way to weed out incompatible partners, for you.You will have to accept that this WILL weed out incompatible partners, of course. As long as you can live with that fall out, I’m all for reducing the field of candidates to manageable numbers as fast as possible.You might want to have the form reviewed by someone you trust who can help you evaluate how you have worded the various questions and make sure that the data you are seeking is actually relevant to your criteria.(And you do have criteria, of course.)

It is okay to loose touch. It is okay even though it is not supposed to happen. It is okay that you have forgotten that the root values of Axillary nerve is C5, C6, C7, C8, T1 but ulnar nerve has root value of C8, T1. You know you will have to read again and it is perfectly alright. But if only you knew why Axillary nerve and ulnar nerve has the said specific roots, you will remember them in future without having to go through the entire thing. You should read in a way such that you understand why things are the way they are. There is always a reason. And, there is always an answer.  ~Dr.House That's what you should be doing in the final year of MBBS if you haven't applied this technique so far. If you can understand what you are reading, you will be adding that to your USMLE prep. Follow your medicine along with  Pathoma and Goljan; Pharmacology; if possible physiology ( must for Cardio and renal ) Follow your Surgery along with Anatomy  Do your entire Gynecology with focus on ovarian tumors and physiology Try to get the developmental milestones perfectly out of your peads study. Do your clinical rounds. Don't bump them. And, start your First Aid read for the systemic chapters. By the end of the year, if you can get these done, you will be on a safe side. Don't try to touch MicrobiologyBiochemistryBehavioural Sciences These are volatile and will require steady last minute prep solidly. Apart from that, try to get involved in research, case and paper presentations, volunteer work. They will add to your CV and help you during your residency. I wish I had someone to tell me all this when I was in my final year. Good luck!

NOOOOOOO. You are talking to a military romance scammer. I received an email from the US Army that directly answers your question that is pasted below please keep reading.I believe you are the victim of a military Romance Scam whereas the person you are talking to is a foreign national posing as an American Soldier claiming to be stationed overseas on a peacekeeping mission. That's the key to the scam they always claim to be on a peacekeeping mission.Part of their scam is saying that they have no access to their money that their mission is highly dangerous.If your boyfriend girlfriend/future husband/wife is asking you to do the following or has exhibited this behavior, it is a most likely a scam:Moves to private messaging site immediately after meeting you on Facebook or SnapChat or Instagram or some dating or social media site. Often times they delete the site you met them on right after they asked you to move to a more private messaging siteProfesses love to you very quickly & seems to quote poems and song lyrics along with using their own sort of broken language, as they profess their love and devotion quickly. They also showed concern for your health and love for your family.Promises marriage as soon as he/she gets to state for leave that they asked you to pay for.They Requests money (wire transfers) and Amazon, iTune ,Verizon, etc gift cards, for medicine, religious practices, and leaves to come home, internet access, complete job assignments, help sick friend, get him out of trouble, or anything that sounds fishy.The military does provide all the soldier needs including food medical Care and transportation for leave. Trust me, I lived it, you are probably being scammed. I am just trying to show you examples that you are most likely being connned.Below is an email response I received after I sent an inquiry to the US government when I discovered I was scammed. I received this wonderful response back with lots of useful links on how to find and report your scammer. And how to learn more about Romance Scams.Right now you can also copy the picture he gave you and do a google image search and you will hopefully see the pictures of the real person he is impersonating. this doesn't always work and take some digging. if you find the real person you can direct message them and alert them that their image is being used for scamming.Good Luck to you and I'm sorry this may be happening to you. please continue reading the government response I received below it's very informative.   You have contacted an email that is monitored by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. Unfortunately, this is a common concern. We assure you there is never any reason to send money to anyone claiming to be a Soldier online. If you have only spoken with this person online, it is likely they are not a U.S. Soldier at all. If this is a suspected imposter social media profile, we urge you to report it to that platform as soon as possible. Please continue reading for more resources and answers to other frequently asked questions:  How to report an imposter Facebook profile: Caution-https://www.facebook.com/help/16... < Caution-https://www.facebook.com/help/16... >   Answers to frequently asked questions:  - Soldiers and their loved ones are not charged money so that the Soldier can go on leave.  - Soldiers are not charged money for secure communications or leave.  - Soldiers do not need permission to get married.  - Soldiers emails are in this format: john.doe.mil@mail.mil < Caution-mailto: john.doe.mil@mail.mil > anything ending in .us or .com is not an official email account.  - Soldiers have medical insurance, which pays for their medical costs when treated at civilian health care facilities worldwide – family and friends do not need to pay their medical expenses.  - Military aircraft are not used to transport Privately Owned Vehicles.  - Army financial offices are not used to help Soldiers buy or sell items of any kind.  - Soldiers deployed to Combat Zones do not need to solicit money from the public to feed or house themselves or their troops.  - Deployed Soldiers do not find large unclaimed sums of money and need your help to get that money out of the country.  Anyone who tells you one of the above-listed conditions/circumstances is true is likely posing as a Soldier and trying to steal money from you.  We would urge you to immediately cease all contact with this individual.  For more information on avoiding online scams and to report this crime, please see the following sites and articles:   This article may help clarify some of the tricks social media scammers try to use to take advantage of people: Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/61432/< Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/61432/>   CID advises vigilance against 'romance scams,' scammers impersonating Soldiers  Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/180749 < Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/180749 >   FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center: Caution-http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx< Caution-http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx>   U.S. Army investigators warn public against romance scams: Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/130...< Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/130...>   DOD warns troops, families to be cybercrime smart -Caution-http://www.army.mil/article/1450...< Caution-http://www.army.mil/article/1450...>   Use caution with social networking  Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/146...< Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/146...>    Please see our frequently asked questions section under scams and legal issues. Caution-http://www.army.mil/faq/ < Caution-http://www.army.mil/faq/ > or visit Caution-http://www.cid.army.mil/ < Caution-http://www.cid.army.mil/ >.  The challenge with most scams is determining if an individual is a legitimate member of the US Army. Based on the Privacy Act of 1974, we cannot provide this information. If concerned about a scam you may contact the Better Business Bureau (if it involves a solicitation for money), or local law enforcement. If you're involved in a Facebook or dating site scam, you are free to contact us direct; (571) 305-4056.   If you have a social security number, you can find information about Soldiers online at Caution-https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/sc... < Caution-https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/sc... > . While this is a free search, it does not help you locate a retiree, but it can tell you if the Soldier is active duty or not.  If more information is needed such as current duty station or location, you can contact the Commander Soldier's Records Data Center (SRDC) by phone or mail and they will help you locate individuals on active duty only, not retirees. There is a fee of $3.50 for businesses to use this service. The check or money order must be made out to the U.S. Treasury. It is not refundable. The address is:  Commander Soldier's Records Data Center (SRDC) 8899 East 56th Street Indianapolis, IN 46249-5301 Phone: 1-866-771-6357  In addition, it is not possible to remove social networking site profiles without legitimate proof of identity theft or a scam. If you suspect fraud on this site, take a screenshot of any advances for money or impersonations and report the account on the social networking platform immediately.  Please submit all information you have on this incident to Caution-www.ic3.gov < Caution-http://www.ic3.gov > (FBI website, Internet Criminal Complaint Center), immediately stop contact with the scammer (you are potentially providing them more information which can be used to scam you), and learn how to protect yourself against these scams at Caution-http://www.ftc.gov < Caution-http://www.ftc.gov > (Federal Trade Commission's website)

I was selected for a summer internship 2016.I tried to be very open while filling the preference form: I choose many products as my favorite products and I said I'm open about the team I want to join.I even was very open in the  location and start date to get host matching interviews (I negotiated the start date in the interview until both me and my host were happy.) You could ask your recruiter to review your form (there are very cool and could help you a lot since they have a bigger experience).Do a search on the potential team.Before the interviews,  try to find smart question that you are going to ask for the potential host (do a search on the team  to find nice and deep questions to impress your host). Prepare well your resume.You are very likely not going to get algorithm/data structure questions like in the first round. It's going to be just some friendly chat if you are lucky. If your potential team is working on something like machine learning, expect that  they are going to ask you questions about machine learning, courses related to machine learning you have and relevant experience (projects, internship). Of course you have to study that before the interview. Take as long time as you need if you feel rusty. It takes some time to get ready for the host matching (it's less than the technical interview)  but it's worth it of course.

CRITICAL ANALYSIS. The purpose for writing a critique is to evaluate somebody's work (a book, an essay, a movie, a painting...) in order to increase the reader's understanding of it. A critical analysis is subjective writing because it expresses the writer's opinion or evaluation of a text.

For the learners the textbook is one of the most important sources of contact they have with the language. It is a framework or guide that helps them to organize their learning. It is helpful to involve students in the process of adapting textbooks.

A textbook is a book used for the study of a subject. People use a textbook to learn facts and methods about a certain subject. Textbooks sometimes have questions to test the knowledge and understanding of the learner. A workbook is a type of textbook that has only practiced questions and exercises.

An open textbook is a textbook licensed under an open copyright license, and made available online to be freely used by students, teachers and members of the public. Many open textbooks are distributed in either print, e-book, or audio formats that may be downloaded or purchased at little or no cost.

It thus can immediately provide teachers with a basis for evaluating the role of the textbook. ... The curriculum can act as a compass, guiding the direction and help evaluators to understand the important principles evaluation criteria should seek to assess.