tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post9177133173637343948..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Summer -- Maybe Not?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41426333765500116112011-05-27T13:20:54.897-04:002011-05-27T13:20:54.897-04:00I'm also at a school that has a minimum of 5 t...I'm also at a school that has a minimum of 5 to run a class -- and we're a SLAC. My friends at state schools have higher minimums, 8 and 10. Let us know how it turns out.Sig.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07548436937964592513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67380184989900463732011-05-27T00:39:04.646-04:002011-05-27T00:39:04.646-04:00At my school, your pay is based on enrollment at t...At my school, your pay is based on enrollment at the end of the second week. So if someone flakes, you aren't out of luck. But definitely check on minimum enrollment policies before you invest in prep time. Hope it works out for you.Annie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396950355961607377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82504109502053069562011-05-26T12:46:18.512-04:002011-05-26T12:46:18.512-04:00Find out your University's policy ASAP. For e...Find out your University's policy ASAP. For example, at mine, they cancel any class with fewer than 5 registered at the cutoff point. It sounds like you need to know this so you can make contingency plans if need be. <br /><br />You might also want to hold off on the prep work (if it's not already done) until either you're certain the class will actually go ahead, or you have no Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08152778218277191283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81749652988099518032011-05-26T12:33:45.345-04:002011-05-26T12:33:45.345-04:00Summer limits are always a pain, and I've had ...Summer limits are always a pain, and I've had many summer classes taken away at the last minute because they didn't make the cut of 5 or 6 or whatever.<br /><br />Even worse is when a part-timer gets a FULL class taken away and given to a full-timer who wants to pad his/her salary and whose original summer class didn't make.<br /><br />I had a class not make a few years ago but got a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68655330326668784332011-05-26T12:10:31.468-04:002011-05-26T12:10:31.468-04:00I once taught a summer class that needed at least ...I once taught a summer class that needed at least 5 students to make. Usually the school has a 9 student minimum, but this department was going for 5! Woohoo!<br /><br />So, I got my 5, and all was well, then Debbie Dumbass decided to miss a week of classes for her brother's graduation. That's 4 classes in a 5-week course. Well, she'll read the book, do her homework, and get notesThe_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39460937835948373472011-05-26T11:44:12.569-04:002011-05-26T11:44:12.569-04:00I'm with you, May. My college has this stupid...I'm with you, May. My college has this stupid policy of allowing students to register without paying anything or demonstrating proof of financial aid coming in. Then we purge. And purge. And purge. Some students get dropped and sign up for the same class three or four times. When I went on vacation (which was not really a vacation as much as attending to urgent family matters), I came home EnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.com