I intensely dislike tear-jerkers; never to go a movie that is described as such and this post-gazette piece is of that genre--dramatized to artificially create emotion. Then the kicker was the author's affiliation: so here is a university where the union wants to come in and unionize the adjuncts and there follows the tear jerker by a union official.
I realize that the workload versus the compensation of adjuncts is not balanced; I started my professional life as an adjunct and I will probably end my professional life as an adjunct in my retirement years. But I don't need to have my emotions twisted by an external factor to have compassion and a reasoned understanding of that plight. I felt manipulated by this piece rather than saddened. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=28120 or send a blank email to leave-28120-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
