This is where the problem lies IMHO. Some places are not just hiring a few
really good adjuncts - but rather relying on poorly paid migrant teachers.
Teaching six classes a year at 1,500 per class would allow a new Ph.D. to
pay 750 a month on their student loans (which might be a minimum paym
-Original Message-
I think the real solution to this problem is to not rely on
adjuncts very much, but instead on faculty who (one hopes) have a vested
interest and true commitment in teaching the "harder" topics well.
Remember the difference between a "college" and a "univ
At 4:06 PM -0700 4/26/00, Dawn Morales wrote:
>Hi to all,
>
> I am currently a grad in experimental psych. These days, in order
>to get a teaching job, you must have teaching experience, with good evals.
>Student evals may not be the best appraisal of teaching quality, but it
>does seem to
>> Dawn Morales wrote:
> > I am currently a grad in experimental psych. These days, in order
> > to get a teaching job, you must have teaching experience, with good evals.
> > Student evals may not be the best appraisal of teaching quality, but it
> > does seem to be the currency of the rea
On Wed, 26 Apr 2000 16:06:18 -0700 (PDT) Dawn Morales
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I am currently a grad in experimental psych. These days, in order
> to get a teaching job, you must have teaching experience, with good evals.
> Student evals may not be the best appraisal of teaching
Hi to all,
I am currently a grad in experimental psych. These days, in order
to get a teaching job, you must have teaching experience, with good evals.
Student evals may not be the best appraisal of teaching quality, but it
does seem to be the currency of the realm. I agree that adjunct
