Teaching

My teaching philosophy statement is available here, and a summary of my teaching evaluations is available here.

Courses Taught at Boston College

Instructor - Microeconomic Theory

Instructor - Principles of Macroeconomics

Teaching Assistant - Principles of Macroeconomics (for Martin Konan)

Teaching Assistant - Principles of Microeconomics (for Tracy Regan)

Sample comments from students (verbatim):

  • "The professor kept class entertaining. He had a way of explaining things that was very clear and easy to understand."

  • "Professor Lindner did a good job of simplifying the concepts and picking out what was important, also related it to the real world and current events"

  • "Prof. Lindner is an amazing teacher and does everything he can to address students' concerns and answer questions. I could tell that he genuinely loves to share his knowledge and stimulate interest in topics covered in class. I also thought it was great that he learned all students' names within the first few weeks."

  • "I very much enjoyed John's teaching style, as he provided me with many logical ways to understand the concepts I was learning."

  • "The instructor listened to students and really cared about their feedback about how to improve the class and help students prepare for exams. The exams were challenging, but fair which showed that good preparation actually paid off."

  • "Professor Lindner does a great job connecting what we are learning to real-life examples, so not only do you understand the math behind the concepts, but the concepts themselves as well."

  • "I really liked Professor Lindner. He was a very approachable teacher who really cared how we did in the class and if we were understanding the material. He was very responsive to any need for extra help and made sure to always be available with office hours, answering emails, etc."

  • "John encouraged students to ask questions and never invalidated their questions so they always felt comfortable speaking up if they were confused."

  • "Okay, JOHN LINDNER IS THE BEES KNEES. I can, with confidence, say that I probably would have failed the course without him. He is extremely calm, cool, and collected. He is also incredibly smart and he is really good at explaining material and putting concepts in different words to help clarify them ... He never made me feel like I was asking silly questions and by the end of the semester, made me feel a lot more confident with the material in general. I don't know if TAs get awards or promotions or raise or bonuses, but John Lindner deserves all of those things. He really made it clear that his students were a huge priority."

  • "John Lindner's the dude."

  • "Prof. John Lindner is a saint. Best professor I will ever have in my entire career. I have never seen a professor who cares more about his students, yet challenges them."

  • "Professor Lindner is the best professor I have had at Boston College. He has made economics extremely interesting for the first time."

  • "Professor Lindner was an extremely supportive teacher. He structured the course in a way that helped students succeed, especially if they put their best efforts into the class. I was really happy to get to take micro theory with him."

*Original teaching evaluations available upon request.