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Hi,
Readers of this blog know that I'm a college instructor, in IT, and brand-new at it. This past term was my first EVER term teaching, I don't even have TA experience, ok? But I tried, hard, and over the term I really improved.
So, over the last couple of weeks, I was trying to find out my schedule for NEXT term. And my boss in the IT department wanted me to teach the XP class again. I said yes, of course, then asked about possibly adding networking or database. (Not that I like networking, but it seems to be a class that's always open).
Well, then the business chair approached me and wanted me to teach the Microsoft office class, on Saturday afternoon! At the time my IT class was scheduled on Saturday morning. So I actually refused. (Well, I said I'd have to think about it).
THEN, a week later, my boss from IT told me they'd re-arranged my schedule (no one had told ME this) and I'd be teaching the IT class on Monday nights, and two sections of the office class, one on Friday nights and one on Saturday mornings.
Well, fine -- three classes, more money, not the best of schedules, but I'm flexable enough that I figure I'll just go for it.
Today, the business chair told me they've taken away BOTH of my office classes. So now I only have one class.
I didn't whine about it, I just took the news as professionally as I could. And I'm determined to do a good job in the class I have, expecially with organization. Besides, I've been through it once, it should be OK.
And, overall, I really think it's unfair. I mean, the office class, which is for non-majors, had a LOT of students with major behaviour problems. It was like teaching special ed, or grade school/high school. And I didn't sign-up for that. But I did the best I could.
But I do think it's unfair of the business chair to (a) take away my classes, and (b) tell me so LATE - I can't even apply and hopefully get a class at another college as an adjunct. Brilliant, eh?
So, you tell me, dear readers (as Ann Landers used to say), was it unfair?
--Olivia
Readers of this blog know that I'm a college instructor, in IT, and brand-new at it. This past term was my first EVER term teaching, I don't even have TA experience, ok? But I tried, hard, and over the term I really improved.
So, over the last couple of weeks, I was trying to find out my schedule for NEXT term. And my boss in the IT department wanted me to teach the XP class again. I said yes, of course, then asked about possibly adding networking or database. (Not that I like networking, but it seems to be a class that's always open).
Well, then the business chair approached me and wanted me to teach the Microsoft office class, on Saturday afternoon! At the time my IT class was scheduled on Saturday morning. So I actually refused. (Well, I said I'd have to think about it).
THEN, a week later, my boss from IT told me they'd re-arranged my schedule (no one had told ME this) and I'd be teaching the IT class on Monday nights, and two sections of the office class, one on Friday nights and one on Saturday mornings.
Well, fine -- three classes, more money, not the best of schedules, but I'm flexable enough that I figure I'll just go for it.
Today, the business chair told me they've taken away BOTH of my office classes. So now I only have one class.
I didn't whine about it, I just took the news as professionally as I could. And I'm determined to do a good job in the class I have, expecially with organization. Besides, I've been through it once, it should be OK.
And, overall, I really think it's unfair. I mean, the office class, which is for non-majors, had a LOT of students with major behaviour problems. It was like teaching special ed, or grade school/high school. And I didn't sign-up for that. But I did the best I could.
But I do think it's unfair of the business chair to (a) take away my classes, and (b) tell me so LATE - I can't even apply and hopefully get a class at another college as an adjunct. Brilliant, eh?
So, you tell me, dear readers (as Ann Landers used to say), was it unfair?
--Olivia
