I just have to put in my 2 cents worth. First, I am a teacher (with a Ph.D.) - and taught with that degree for a few years at a "junior" or community college because there were no openings at any of the colleges or universities in my town (formerly of Pittsburgh) -- guess no one was ready to die yet, so the openings were slim to none. I am now happily working in a private high school academy setting in the southwest -- still overworked and underpaid -- but satisfied.
As a teacher of both English and Computers, however, I never gave (nor do I know) any of my students an assignment without considering the ramifications -- I taught several courses on using the Internet for research and definitely discussed the usefulness of newsgroups, but definitely cautioned and instructed my students how to find an appropriate one for their research field, and how to zub and unzub.
Finally, I am a co-administrator of a list, so I do know what a pain "neophytes" can be.
Thanks for letting me "spout."
Cheryl
Chuq Von Rospach wrote: (snipped)
There are teachers who assign coursework without worrying about the impact on others.
Teachers are, in general, horribly underworked and overpaid.
By the way, if she's at cc.ca.us that's a Community College campus,
aka a junior college or 2 year school. Wchih means she's quite far
down the teaching totem pole, so to speak, and you should keep that
in mind as well.
But most people teach there because they haven't gotten the degrees or the*****************************************************************
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