Statement of Teaching Philosophy    Jongchan Lee  Department of Economics  University of California, Santa Cruz    I think that the role of the economics  professor is to  help  university students appreciate  the merits of the  perspective of economics. As a university professor, one of my goals will be to introduce economics as an  intellectually   challenging  and  rewarding  field  of   study,  and  to   guide  students  who  wish  to  pursue   economics in greater depth. I also hope to make my students aware of how economics plays such a crucial  role  in  the  world  and  in  their  lives. I use  real  world examples and  visual  analogies  to help  my students  understand  the  conceptual  ideas  in  a  class.  I  also  seek  to  create  an  exciting  and  supportive  classroom  atmosphere by  strongly  encouraging students to  ask questions. I have  had  extensive experience  teaching  at the  University  of California, Santa Cruz and at Yonsei University in Korea. I have found teaching to be  extremely gratifying. I strive  to do  everything  that  I can  to make economics a class that my students will  remember long after they graduate from college.   I  strongly  encourage  my  students  to  ask  questions  because  I  know  that  students  learn  most effectively   when they are actively  engaged with  the course  material. I hope that when one student asks a question, it  will  stimulate   the  curiosity  of  the  other  students  in  the  class.  When  I  taught  an  intermediate  macroeconomics  class at Yonsei University in Korea, not a single student asked a question in the first two  lectures.  I  said  to  my  students  that  if  they  could  not  ask  a  question  then  they   could  not  differentiate  between  what  they   understand  and  what  they do  not.  I also  encouraged the students in  my class  to ask  any  trivial  question that they might  have. My suggestion started to inspire some students in the class and  students began to  ask questions. This led to  a more lively  class and I was able to focus on subject matter  that my students were  having  difficulty with.  I  prefer  students  do their assignments as a group since they  can  help each  other  and share each  other’s  insights.  We live in  a society, so I recommend my students to  develop social skills in class.  Based  upon  my  teaching   experiences,  I  have  observed  that  some  of  my  students  are  able  to  solve  problems  in economics by  correctly  using  ideas  from mathematics but  they do not understand the simple  economic  ideas  underlying  their  computations.  I  have  also  noticed  that  some  struggling  students  have  difficulty  in both understanding the relevant economic ideas and in doing mathematics. I stress the simple  intuition  that  underlies  a  mathematical  computation  before   continuing  on  to  the  next  step.  I   have  also  found  that  analogy is  a useful tool  to help students  better  understand the conceptual  ideas  underlying an  economics  problem.  For   example,  in  the  Solow  growth  model  in  macroeconomics,  I  compare  capital   stock,  investment  and depreciation  to water  in the bathtub,  speed of water  inflow,  and drainage speed. I  have  noticed  that  a  simple  analogy  with  visualization  is  a  very  effective  tool  to  help  students  in  their  understanding.  



 

When  I  teach  economics,  I  strive  to  emphasize  the  connection  between  the  theoretical  aspects  of  economics  and  real  world  examples.  When  I  taught   an  intermediate  macroeconomics  class,  I  often  showed the minutes of  the  central bank and explained that how the framework  taught in class is relevant  to  this  example.  I  think  this  approach  is   very  useful  for   my  students  since  many  students  who  study  economics will  work in industry and  they  will  need research skills in their profession. If I teach a course  in  international  finance,  I  plan  to  supplement  the  course  with   news  from  the  international  financial  market.  If  I  teach  an  econometrics class, I will have  my  students  apply regression theory  in order to  do  real economic data analysis using an econometric package.   I  use  patience,  flexibility,  and  a sense of humor  to be  an  effective mentor to  my  students. My  goal  as a  teacher  is to  help my  students  realize  their  potential.  I  believe  that  any student can succeed academically  if  she  or he  has the will and has  an  effective teacher.  One of  my goals is to motivate  and  encourage the   students  in  my  class  who  are  struggling  the  most.  When  speaking  to  a  student,  I  am  sensitive  to their  personality  and  to their  understanding of the course material. One of  my main  objectives as a  teacher is  for  my  class  to  challenge all  of my  students,  including  the  very  strongest  students. Finally,  I  care  about  what  happens  to my students after  they leave my class. It  gives me pride to write a recommendation letter  for a student. I am always happy to provide advice to my students for finding a job in  industry or applying  to a graduate program.   For  me, teaching is  a joyous activity. It  has sometimes helped my  own understanding of economics. For  example,  certain  student  questions highlighted certain  subtleties that I had not considered. I was  excited  when  this  happened and  studied the  issue further before the next  class.  In the  end,  this  question  and  the  resulting  discussion  helped  clarify a problem in economics for both myself and for my students. Teaching  is a privilege for me and and I am committed to ensuring the success of all of my students.  

 



 

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