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: tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> 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:
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