<p>“skin in the game:”
Even in schools where there are graduate students, it is not unusual for undergraduates to be recitation section leaders. At Harvard, they’re called Course Assistants. I would suspect that Brown has equivalents. A student would not be employable until sophomore year, but the pay is quite decent (though not in the least comparable to that of TAs, even though the work is the same). For something like a 10-hour load per week, a CA at Harvard earns about $2000. This seems to me very doable and would bring in $4000 per year. This may be enough “skin in the game.” (By the way, what is the origin of this phrase?)</p>
<p>M’s Mom: Right now, MN may be the most important state (Coleman vs. Franken never ending saga) or the least important (having only one senator) :)</p>