At my college, we are not allowed to cancel a class. We actually have to have someone act as a substitute teacher. Excuse me, but I thought this was college. Granted, you do get paid for your time, but like I said, THIS IS COLLEGE!!! I am coving GML's Keyboarding class. For an hour and thirty minutes, I have to sit here and listen to the students clap away on the computer. I have finished all of my grading, scanned the Internet, and now I am bitching on my blog.
The administration at my college treats the students like they are in elementary school This week is registration for the Winter semester. Some of the faculty, including yours truly, were informed that we are required to end our classes 10 minutes early, so that we can escort our students to the registration area. WTF is up with that!!! I flat out refuse to do this. If my students are not smart enough to know when to register for class, they should not be here in the first place. Plus, I am giving a test in my Law course. My tests usually take up the entire class period. If I short change my students, there will be hell to pay.
I am ready to find another job at a different college!
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- I am a college professor who is fumbling through the chaos of academia, rheumatoid arthritis, working on my PhD and just being a 40 something woman. I used to be a lawyer, which made me a snarky little person. I have a wonderful Husband and a German Shepherd named Junior. They help keep me sane.
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5 comments:
Field Trip! Yay!!
That seems insane. Is this a private college?? Good luck fighting the administration.
It is a private two year college
sometimes I feel like our administrators are confused about whether this is a college or high school. Fortunately, more often than not they lean towards the college. It sounds like yours are leaning the other way. That is often the problem in 2-year colleges. Some are like college, some are like high school years 13 and 14. When the students go on to a 4-year institution from that sort of place, the shock is something horrific.
I agree 100%. My students are not equipped to enter a four year institution or the job market. I often tell them about life on the outside, and they don't believe me when I tell the about the "real world" Sigh.
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