msserious666
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« on: August 07, 2009, 01:11:24 AM » |
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Here's a big problem no adjunct is willing to voice their opinion about. How about an adjunct working for a community college for more than ten years, then comes this new associate dean, and hires who she wants, completely overlooking the adjuncts with more experience and education. what does this adjunct is supposed to do if all they ever did was teach a subject they love?
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larryc
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« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2009, 01:46:47 AM » |
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You misunderstood the meaning of "adjunct."
Sorry, but you need to move on with your life.
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What an unnecessary train wreck. |
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simplesimon
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« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2009, 01:14:34 PM » |
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You misunderstood the meaning of "adjunct."
Sorry, but you need to move on with your life.
Exactly! As an adjunct there is no “fighting back.” You have no recourse. If you do not like it you are always free to leave. Perhaps you are operating under the (mistaken) assumption that you are entitled to some manner of loyalty or priority in hiring? Why anyone would adjunct for ten years as a primary livelihood . . . well, that is another subject entirely. By the way, the second choice in the poll above is flawed. It should be “do you find another job and then quit” [your current position]. An adjunct who quits first, without securing another position, is either a fool or independently wealthy. |
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madhatter
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« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2009, 01:26:06 PM » |
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Of course, if you haven't been given any teaching assignments, from what exactly would you be quitting?
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london1
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« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2009, 01:31:47 PM » |
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Off course this is off-topic, but how is this a two-body problem?
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"Years ago my mother used to say...in this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant...."
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madhatter
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« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2009, 01:51:34 PM » |
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Off course this is off-topic, but how is this a two-body problem?
The adjunct and the associate dean are married!!!Oh, this just got way more interesting. Step aside, adjunctslave, we have a new storyteller in town... |
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london1
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« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2009, 02:18:06 PM » |
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Hmmmmm......Devoted Adjunct is dissed by his own wife - the Associate Dean - and is left with no classes to teach this semester.
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"Years ago my mother used to say...in this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant...."
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jonesey
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« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2009, 02:48:36 PM » |
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You misunderstood the meaning of "adjunct."
Sorry, but you need to move on with your life.
x2 And who can afford to be an adjunct for a decade? Wow. |
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Who are the two dirtiest animals on the farm?
Brown chicken brown cow.
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smithfieldmuse
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« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2009, 03:17:11 PM » |
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adjunct = no job security.
It sucks, but that's the way it is. Presumably if you've been adjuncting for ten years, you knew that, right?
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When all you have is a mackerel, everything looks like a troll.
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voxprincipalis
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« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2009, 05:44:21 PM » |
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How about an adjunct working for a community college for more than ten years, then comes this new associate dean, and hires who she wants, completely overlooking the adjuncts with more experience and education. what does this adjunct is supposed to do if all they ever did was teach a subject they love?
I suggest writing a country song about it. VP |
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Given these facts, one would indeed expect better reading comprehension as well as the basic knowledge that one cannot win a poo fight with an entire community.
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