AAPT: American Association of Physics Teachers
American Association of Physics Teachers
AAPT is a professional membership association of scientists dedicated to enhancing the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching.
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Meet Andy
I have always loved teaching, though my students have not always loved me! As far back as high school, I often helped classmates with math and science, earning myself the now-coveted "nerd" label. I enjoyed my role as a TA in grad school (except for grading lab reports) and looked forward to my first real teaching experience. Arriving at IUPUI (now IU Indianapolis) in the fall of 1995, my students and I mutually discovered that... I wasn't very good! According to my first teaching evaluations, I was pedantic, boring, and had a "superiority complex." The day I received those comments, I was not a happy guy, and a colleague, Gregor Novak, noticed.
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