As an adjunct I've (1) been totally ignored by the department chair, even when I tried to ask questions; (2) had my room changed in the middle of the semester because a full-timer did not want to walk up the stair; (3) been assign an off-campus location that would have required driving 30 miles in evening commute traffic; and (4) been told that no department faculty full-timer will listen to me because I only have a Master's.
High school teaching may have problems too but I find it so much more rewarding. Raymond Rogoway [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jul 23, 2008, at 1:35 PM, Jim Matiya wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I found the article rather interesting as an adjunct for the past 26 > years at many diverse schools and populations. > One time I took over the classes of an instructor who became ill. I > tried to follow the syllabus, but the students complained that I > wasn't fair. All I did was to make-up rubrics for essay questions > (previously they not were used), establish a grading scale > (previously there wasn't one), and tried to enforce what was in the > syllabus. Several students said I wasn't fair for doing that. > Being an adjunct is not easy. Sometimes there is very little > communication between the adjuncts and full-time staff members. Once > I wanted to use an intro text that the full-time instructors used. I > was told I could not do that because adjuncts had to use a different > text. I was told that it was decided in a department meeting, which > none of the adjuncts are invited to nor expected to attend. > So, being an adjunct is sometimes very difficult, at best. > > My 2 cents.... > > > Jim Matiya > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Contributor, for Karen Huffman's Psychology in Action, Video Guest > Lecturettes > John Wiley and Sons. > > High School Psychology and Advanced Psychology Graphic Organizers, > Pacing Guides, and Daily Lesson Plans archived at www.Teaching-Point.net > > > > Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:27:03 -0400 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [tips] Out of Work for Doing Extra Work? :: Inside Higher > Ed > > > > What would you do if an adjunct instructor at your school > responded to > > students' complaints that the mandated textbook was unclear, by > creating > > original supplementary materials to help the students understand the > > topic better? Give him a pat on the back? One Indiana college > decided to > > fire him instead. > > http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/07/23/ivytech > > > > Chris > > -- > > Christopher D. Green > > Department of Psychology > > York University > > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > > Canada > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > > phone: 416-736-2100 ext. 66164 > > fax: 416-736-5814 > > > > > > --- > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
