Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h9PMWZV21634; Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:32:36 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:32:36 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <1067120822.3f9af8b669ef8@webmailapp1.cc.utexas.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: mdryden@mail.utexas.edu To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9576] Re: Fw: [PartTime] article from The Chronicle of Higher Education X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Status: O Content-Length: 2453 Lines: 63 For 15 years, I taught 27 hours of adult education ESL (plus preparation, reviewing books, meeting with students, etc.: I also taught nine hours of academic courses in English composition and literature(twelve in the summer); in addition, because the college paid so little, I had another part time job running a refugee program (my favorite job)and after the refugee program ended, I traded that job for my own educational consulting business. During these years, I also raised a daughter, earned my MA, and completed many hours for my doctorate. And I was very proud of much of my work--especially the evening hours in the classroom with adult ed ESL students, four nights a week; and the morning, noon, evening and weekend hours I spent with the refugees. I was fortunate; because I worked so many hours and so many part time jobs, I had health insurance and retirement. However, by Friday afternoon, I was unreasonably, painfully tired. The treatment I received in the college adult education program was very bad. Once I began my Ph.D program, however, my love for my students and the knowledge that I could give them increased benefits because of the additional education that I was gaining, made me even prouder of my dedication to the profession. Yet I cannot deny that it was a difficult life, in terms of the energy I needed to gather, and sometimes could not gather, because I was overextended. I think that most of the people with full time positions have no idea how difficult the life of an adjunct is. I finally earned a full time administrate position. Marianne uoting Ujwala Samant <lalumineuse@yahoo.com>: > Dear Dottie, > > What an insightful and incisive article. I see this > everywhere, and have been a part of the adjunct system > for a while. When working with teachers of adults, > part timers work longer hours than a number of full > timers for little or no benefits. At one point the > NJALL even organised a session at their annual > conference on how to make a living as a part timer (or > something to that effect) by inviting people from the > insurance/pension companies, etc. It is a very hard > choice (?) to pursue a career as a part timer in > education. > > I remember working as an adjunct as a graduate student > as well... > > regards, > Ujwala > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > http://shopping.yahoo.com >
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