Economics 1 Head GSI

Evaluations

“The GSI, Adam Smith, was AMAZING throughout the semester. He really cares about students and went above and beyond to assure that everyone is comfortable with the material. Unlike other GSIs, he really wanted to set everyone for success.”

“Try and get Adam as a section leader.”

“Adam you were so great! Thank you for all the help, you made the course intelligible and enjoyable. You’ll make a kickass professor. I appreciate your empathy, again, thanks for everything.”

“Adam Smith’s sections were very interactive and learned a lot during discussion. He tries to break down to concepts so that everyone can understand them. I felt very comfortable asking questions and participating in class. He is the best gsi I have ever had so far. He was great. Very well rounded person.”

Empathetic

“Adam was one of the best GSIs I’ve had so far at Cal. He truly cared about every students individual understanding while being flexible outside his section/ office hours to help students out. He was very easy to learn from, and he was also very encouraging.”

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Driven

“Adam goes over questions and makes it his mission that his students understand not only what the concepts are, but why they matter and how they apply to the outside world.”

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Empowering

“Adam allowed the students to decide the pace and content discussed in section, so students were able to ask questions on what they specifically needed more clarification on. Additionally, Adam demonstrated that he cared about his students. He was patient when someone didn’t understand a concept, and valued student’s efforts to learn. One of the BEST instructors I’ve had.”

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Effective Communication

“Adam made our discussion a relaxed but very effective learning environment. He was so caring and selfless about each individual student in his section and was always ready to help. When we discussed our class concepts he explained everything with energy and made the lecture interesting and easy to follow. I have never learned so much in a discussion while also feeling so supported Best GSI I’ve ever had hands down.”

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