Teaching
“[You go to school] for the art of expression, for the art of assuming, at a moment’s notice, a new intellectual position, for the art of entering quickly into another person’s thoughts, for
the habit of submitting to censure and refutation, for the art of indicating assent or dissent in graduated terms, for the habit of regarding minute points of accuracy for self-knowledge.”
Michael Oakenshott, Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays, Liberty Press, 1991, pp491-92.
Teaching Philosophy
This definition of learning exemplifies my own experience as both a student and professor. Learning stems not from the mere presentation of facts and results, but is manifest in the accumulation of general knowledge, and in the empowerment to self-learn and apply new knowledge beyond the classroom. Whether teaching large university classes or small college classes, these are my teaching goals, and the basis of my teaching philosophy. You can read my entire teaching philosophy here.
At CSUSM I teach classes in Law and Economics, Game Theory, Government and Business, Intermediate Microeconomics I (Consumer Choice), Intermediate Microeconomics II (Production and Trade), and Principles of Microeconomics. I have also taught Industrial Organization, Intermediate Microeconomics, Benefit-Cost Analysis (teaching assistant) and Graduate Microeconomics (teaching assistant). A complete list of my teaching experience is in my teaching portfolio here.
Selected Materials
Intermediate Microeconomics I: Consumer Theory
Intermediate Microeconomics II: Production and Exchange
Game Theory
Business and Government
Principles of Microeconomics
Law & Economics