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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's great- if you don't need money;-)

Like PP said, it works out to about minimum wage.

My DH did it for a while before he got a tenure track job.
The workload is about 2x the hours of the actual class (so if you teach 3 hours per week, you put in another 6 hours of prep and grading)

My Mom and a couple of her friends did it after retiring, just to keep their minds sharp.[/quote]

I am not doubting PP, but OP and others should realize that it is pretty unusual to be able to transition from an adjunct gig to a tenure track positions.  And, if that does happen, it is usually other things -- such as extensive publications - that make the difference, not the adjunct job.[/quote]

True.  I now recall my DH was on a 1 yr contract, just post dissertation, while he was applying to tenure track jobs.  You're right, pure adjunct rarely leads to tenure track.  Several of his phd classmates never found tenure jobs and have been teaching adjunct for 10 years.  Humanities-Not good.[/quote]

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