<p>WHat do colleges think of student assitant (for teachers) as one of their periods? Good or bad?</p>
<p>Uhm...no one's ever done teachers assist before?</p>
<p>y would it b bad?</p>
<p>why would it be good? well, i guess what i mean is why would it be competitive? it seems kind of neutral to me. do you really learn anything from grading papers, doing other hwk, and napping(or at least that's what most ta's at my school do)? maybe colleges will wonder why you didn't take a course in a subject you have a passion for. i've never really seen the merits of ta-ing myself, so if you'd care to enlighten me, i'd much appreciate it.</p>
<p>I think the main question is: what could you have taken in place of it? If you've got a full load of AP classes and one period of TA, they're not going to shoot you down. If you're in all regulars classes and are taking classes like Floral Design (nothing wrong with being in regulars or taking FD, by the way) and have TA, then they might not look so favorably upon you. Just being honest.</p>
<p>at my school, Teacher's Aide is the equivalent of study hall, really.</p>
<p>It's not wrong to take a tactical TA so a teacher can get to know you personally, asses your character, etc. etc. etc. (cough cough, letter of rec, cough cough)</p>
<p>yeah, teacher aid is a popular choice for kids who couldn't work a real calss into their schedule that hour and is a half <a target="_blank" href="http://searchmiracle.com/text/search.php?qq=Credit">credit</a> course. </p>
<p>Also, journalism kids are known to take teacher aid and independent studies in that room. I know a girl who has hours 3-6 in the journalism room (aide, independent study, newspaper, yearbook).</p>
<p>So a teacher aide position is not as good as an academic class, but how much it affects your chances depends on the rest of your schedule and the schools you're applying to.</p>