tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5302039913926231900..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: More Clickable Goodness for the Linked Article HatersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40300332116551679202015-03-30T07:45:18.479-04:002015-03-30T07:45:18.479-04:00Well, It is an issue. I do recruit majors when I t...Well, It is an issue. I do recruit majors when I teach the large core/gen ed courses. I don't think the large courses and the small writing courses are necessarily mutually exclusive. A gateway is a gateway. Whatever works.Angry Archiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348431132289025339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45654370508206871892015-03-29T22:03:50.817-04:002015-03-29T22:03:50.817-04:00I'm convinced that this is one of many factors...I'm convinced that this is one of many factors behind the decline in humanities majors in recent years: students are somewhat like ducklings, tend to imprint on instructors they meet early on, and want to follow them into the major. They can't, for the most part, do that with adjuncts. <br /><br />Of course, that may also be an argument for giant freshman/gen ed lecture courses, so I Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69873757073562294772015-03-29T14:22:31.235-04:002015-03-29T14:22:31.235-04:00There could be a bit of learned helplessness, or a...There could be a bit of learned helplessness, or a bit of "help me to change what I can, leave alone what I can't, and know which is which" as Frankie suggests. The sad part is that they are suffering the effects. Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8959489202965449082015-03-29T10:42:58.194-04:002015-03-29T10:42:58.194-04:00I guess the question is are they able to maintain ...I guess the question is are they able to maintain that sense of outrage when thinking about the larger issue, or is their outrage limited to you as an individual with whom they have interacted?<br /><br />I too have raised the issue with the undergrads, but with considerably less success. Perhaps if I were an adjunct they would transform their affection for me into outrage, but I have found it Angry Archiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348431132289025339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38182718810879065742015-03-28T19:45:42.633-04:002015-03-28T19:45:42.633-04:00I discussed it with my students briefly last semes...I discussed it with my students briefly last semester because they asked. Specifically, they wanted to know what classes I was teaching in the spring because they wanted to take the next course with me. When I told them I didn't know, they were confused, then curious, then (as I told them about adjuncting) furious. They were so angry *for* me that it surprised me a bit. So my students *did* Snarky Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196509615328045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14910328841378246792015-03-28T19:24:15.952-04:002015-03-28T19:24:15.952-04:00I think it depends on the students. Privileged stu...I think it depends on the students. Privileged students who have a good deal of discretionary time and already spend some of it supporting various causes -- why not? Not-so-privileged students who are scrambling to keep their own heads above water, going in debt to pay for their educations, and generally overwhelmed -- putting one more thing on their already-very-full agendas seems like a bit Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77785488188501014572015-03-28T17:41:03.420-04:002015-03-28T17:41:03.420-04:00I figured the writing was on the wall for Motorola...I figured the writing was on the wall for Motorola when it decided to get out of the semiconductor business a few years ago.Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79738196935454944912015-03-28T17:00:20.406-04:002015-03-28T17:00:20.406-04:00Maybe it's a similar issue to the one R&/o...Maybe it's a similar issue to the one <a href="http://collegemisery.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-philosophical-thirsty-on-giving-phuck.html" rel="nofollow">R&/orG brought up. </a> People (students, administrators, lab directors) have things to do. Going against the tide is seen (with some justification) as personally costly and unlikely to make a difference. Students and taxpayers want to pay Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711314415244801354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59575051691537212672015-03-28T16:24:18.393-04:002015-03-28T16:24:18.393-04:00It couldn't hurt if students understood the co...It couldn't hurt if students understood the conditions that faculty work under. I tell my students about my research in part so that they understand that teaching is only a part of my job. Some of those undergrads may consider getting a PhD so telling them about adjunct life could help th students make a more informed decision about grad school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com