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First Instructor Gig Was Out Of Field
- Alex's first instructor-of-record class was Money and Banking at the University of Arizona.
- He had limited background in the topic and relied on departmental support and old syllabi.
First Faculty Class Showed Teaching's Pace
- Sebastian's first class as faculty was Research and Data Methods at UVA for master's students.
- He found teaching's continuous cadence to be a wake-up call compared with research deadlines.
Teaching Forces Constant Deadlines
- Lecture teaching imposes relentless, fixed deadlines unlike research's flexible schedules.
- That cadence forces you to prioritize and accept imperfect prep to keep classes running.