Fretzen dismisses the notion that teaching fellows could be jealous of the haed TF's more prestigious title. She says other TFs usually only want to teach and want nothing to do with course administration.
"While the head TF deals with administration, there is a much greater teaching load associated with being a regular TF," Fretzen says.
"The jobs are so different, I think the TFs are happy where they are, doing most of the teaching."
Dearborn says he has a very healthy working relationship with the other TFs for the course.
"I was involved in their careful selection," Dearborn says. "So I know them very well, and I think we see each other as peers."
Pecking order among TFs is established early--most professors choose their head TF first and then the two choose other TFs together.
Ransom says he has a very professional relationship with all the TFs for his course. Although he adds that there may be resentment under the surface, he says he has not seen any expressed.
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