Teaching

Select Comments from Students (anonymous evaluations):

• "Shatakshi was so supportive! She's the best TA I've so far at GW!"

• "TA was caring and great!"

• "I like her teaching style!"

• "I really liked the dynamic of the class and how we had the opportunity to contribute our answers and thoughts to the problems we did in class to see if our thought process was correct, and if not we could understand why not."

• "The TA was very knowledgeable and the course was very organized."

• "Gupta is the best! She will explain something 100 times if she has to until the material is understood (even if it's only one student that is confused). And she will try many different ways to go about explaining the topic. I really appreciate her enthusiasm and her willingness to help. It is very clear that she truly cares about the students and wants all of us to succeed. She is also very kind and understanding!"

• "Shatakshi was amazing at covering all the material from lectures and making it even more accessible. I really liked how she ran through problems with us until she knew we understood it. She was so accommodating for everyone in the discussion, and her passion for the subject and helping others understand it was evident."

• "I liked how the instructor showed the work in solving problems. Also, the instructor explained topics throughouly"

• "She was very helpful in providing many practice questions and went over everything we have learned."

• "I like Shatakshi a lot, she is very thorough and helps individuals if they need it."

• "..Shatakshi was a great TA and helped a lot with clearing up any confusion I had in the class. She did great at clearing up any questions we had from the lecture."

• "I think the TAs did a good job recording discussion sections and providing detailed notes."

• "Shatakshi was always very nice and answered any questions we had. Always helped clear up miscommunications from class and was very good at it. also made it engaging which was helpful!"

• "Shatakshi clearly explained and covered each chapter effectively in the limited time allowed for the course. Since only a few students attended, we could ask unlimited questions without impeding the flow of the course. Shatkashi did a phenomenal job of breaking down the material into manageable tasks. We focused on problems in the course more so than theory which I found helpful for the quizzes and exams."

• "Shatakshi was very knowledgable about economics and was keen to answer all of our questions and concerns about the course material. She showed much passion for the subject and the discussion worksheets she distributed were extremely helpful in preparing for tests and quizzes in the class."

• "Very good discussion, knowledgeable on topic and answered all my questions."

• "Shatakshi did a great job of explaining concepts touched on in lecture and reviewing practice questions."

• "Shatakshi was very knowledgable about econ and was able to explain concepts in different ways if I did not understand it the first or second time."

• "I appreciated your patience and passion for Econ. It really helped me stay on track and want to learn."

• "Ms. Gupta was super knowledgeable and taught us really well given that only three of us had our cameras on throughout the semester. She was great with Tophat and it's obvious she knows a lot about economics."

• "Shatakshi has been incredibly helpful throughout the semester and was always available to further explain concepts after class and during study sessions. Doing a couple of homework problems together as a class was also very helpful for me."

• "The discussion sections were very helpful. The TA went over many questions in detail and provided clarity for any confusion on behalf of the students."