Since I’m already playing Answer Lady this weekend: Upon discovering that NYU does actually pay me to be a Logic TA, a student from the class asked if I would still have agreed to do it if they didn’t. Unsurprisingly, the short answer is no. That’s not to suggest that I dislike either the job or the students, however - it’s just that grading derivations is amazingly dull, and it’s not something I have any interest in pursuing as a hobby. Of course, my job isn’t just grading. I do hold office hours and meet with students at other times as well, and that’s actually something I’ve enjoyed more than I thought I would. After acting as TA for a few months, I definitely feel even more comfortable with the material than I did after taking the class myself, and I like seeing other people go from terror to confidence over the course of a semester. Would I do the teaching and tutoring bits if I weren’t getting paid? I might, actually. But let’s hope it doesn’t come up.