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 hA7E5lV17969; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:05:47 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:05:47 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20031107140315.59376.qmail@web11004.mail.yahoo.com> 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: Ujwala Samant <lalumineuse@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9612] Re: Fw: [PartTime] article from The Chronicle X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 1270 Lines: 37 Dear Tanya, I hear your anger at being a fulltime-partimer. I think most people on this listserv understand and support your anger. I agree with your statement that this is no reason for the government/funders to take advantage of the generosity of adult educators, because I certainly don't see K-12 teachers putting up with such treatment. I also don't see Susan or Elisabeth saying that not giving partimers benefits and retirement etc. was fair. If anything, Elizabeth was clear in pointing out that it was their loss when they lost good teachers because of the lack of benefits. I see this as systemic, in that the funders (and the government) counts on the kindess of teachers and the fact that they cannot organise is a huge disadvantage. I've seen programmes where teachers have left halfway through the term because they found jobs with benefits. And finding a replacement was not hard. It's the classic scenario where there are always teachers who can/choose to work without benefits. So the demand is met. In the meanwhile, making a career in adult education becomes harder and harder. regards Ujwala Samant __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree
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