Teaching
I find teaching not only a professional but also a personal fulfilling experience. Few things feel as good as leading an engaging lecture, capturing students interests and helping them through the challenges and frustrations of the learning process.
I have experience as a Teaching Assistant at the George Washington University and the Universidad de Buenos Aires. I have taught discussion sections for introductory courses to Micro and Macro, International Macroeconomics and assisted with office hours and Stata/R labs for Undergraduate courses on Econometrics.
Below you will fin some selected comments from my students at the George Washington University.
Selected Comments from Students
"Federico is a very knowledgeable and caring TA. In comparison to other Econ TA's, he is by far the most knowledgeable and approachable. Federico always checked to make sure we understood the material in the discussion. If we didn't understand it, he did not hesitate to explain it again. He is very patient, respectful, and articulate. Federico always encouraged us to ask questions and participate in the discussion. I sincerely appreciated his patience and ability to thoroughly explain concepts. Seems like a good person all around."
"The TA was an incredible teacher and had the ability to elucidate the lectures during the week within one 50 minute session. While understanding in the lectures was quite difficult, I left the discussion sessions with far greater confidence in my knowledge and ability to perform well on exams and quizzes. The TA also seemed to genuinely care about the success of his students and gave them advice beyond purely course content that I found to be very useful in being successful academically in a subject area I did not feel confident in. The detail in explanations through every problem was extremely helpful in resolving any confusions I had. "
"Federico did an amazing job teaching given the virtual format. For an 8 am he was attentive and awake despite only one person having their camera that he could view. Federico is very personable as well as knowledgeable about macroeconomics which made discussion much more fun and understandable. "
"The TA is very passionate about what he teaches and is very funny. He always replies to emails and practices understanding for student circumstances. He is always engaging and I really like how explains lectures. He is very knowledgable on Economics but he explains the subject in a way that is much more understandable to us students. He is an amazing TA overall."
"Frederico is a great teacher -- he is very engaging and explains concepts well. His energy and enthusiasm also make the pain of an 8 am easier to bear! "
"Federico was a great TA, I’m gonna miss him a lot. He was always very good at explaining topics and making sure we understood them. "
"The TA was really enthusiastic about the subject and always gave us summary of the chapter. The discussion section was really helpful."
"I love how TA Haslop makes class fun with his funny jokes and side comments. In addition, he made it really easy and safe to ask any questions we may have had. "
"Very instructive and always willing to answer a question I had! "
"listened to students and clearly valued their input through implementing feedback "
"I always found the discussion really helpful in making sure I knew how to apply concepts from lecture. Working through practice problems was always very helpful. "
"The instructor was very helpful with all of the questions any of us would have and made sure everyone was following what he was explaining or going over. "
"I liked the way of discussion, and when I started focusing and solving problems in the discussion section I did a lot better."
"TA was super helpful and knowledgable."
"I like how Federico created exercises for each class and went over them. They were a helpful supplement for each week of lectures."
"Very open to questions and kept making sure we all understood the material "
"Strengths: * interactive powerpoint lectures (i.e., drawing graphs to help visualize concepts) * constantly checking in on students to make sure we understood the topics * ability to go through problems together in class * open and willing to answer questions and go back over confusing topics
"Federico is really great at explaining and he likes to make sure that you are understanding and asks you multiple times for comprehension ."
"He made sure we did not leave the classroom unsure about everything. - Made sure that class time was done well. "
"TA was very helpful and the lecture notes were extremely useful. "
"No complaints, Federico did an amazing job! "
"My TA was great! Explained everything well and helped me better understand the topics. "