Just Some Write-Ups

A little bit of a disclaimer: I took the TPI quiz twice not because I wanted to make sure my results were consistent, but because I forgot to take note of some of the questions that I needed to write this paper. Both instances, however, yielded the same results in terms of my highest and lowest priorities: social reform for the former, and transmission for the latter. 1   The disparity between both has much bearing. When I think of transmission in relation to teaching, terms like pedagogy, methodology, assessments, and outcomes come to mind—concepts that, as someone who did not major in education in college, I am neither enamored by nor excel at in making documents for. What I lack on the pedagogical side, though, I try to make up for in content.   Prior to joining academia, I was a graduate student taking up an MA in Literature while working a full-time office job. Not being saddled with checking test papers or preparing lesson plans after office hours afforded me the p...