Offering #NTTfaculty extra sections of #freshmancomp is parallel to offering #overtime to legal support staff at large law firms. Dangle the carrot of a lot more money, but ignore the fact that the base salary is often not enough to live on with #inflation. And the job, be it grading hundred of papers or typing hundreds of legal docs, is viewed by the "haves" in their respective systems, #TTfaculty and lawyers, as #scut work. #AcademicChatter #highered

I am currently #procrastinating on grading. After 20 years, to be honest, the infrequent joys of seeing improvement and insights do not make up for it being mostly a #boring slog. I was trained in literature and religious studies, not this, which is #whyIamleavingacademia #highered #rhetoric #freshmancomp

Students had to find an "ism" in a text with a position on Amazon. They then taped their findings to the board, and everyone walked around to read each other's work. #highered #rhetoric #freshmancomp #flippedclassroom #activelearning