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Researching and thinking about this article has made me more sympathetic about teaching statements.
Just like cover letters, teaching statements should be tailored to the institution; if yours isn't, we'll toss out your application.
For all their faults, teaching statements do tend to illuminate the character of the writer, which can work for you or against you.
I've never actually made that suggestion, though, and for now, at my institution (and many others), teaching statements remain a required part of an application for a faculty position.
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One thing I'm sure of: Teaching statements serve as a filter.
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If there's a teaching statement, why write three more teaching paragraphs in your letter as well?
Typically the CV will be one document among a groaning dossier that might well comprise a cover letter, a research statement, a teaching statement, sample courses or syllabi, and even (on occasion) a diversity statement.
What, then, is the point of a teaching statement?
What else should be included in a noninsipid teaching statement?
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