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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did it and it worked out to a minimum wage job. Make sure you're not just counting your teaching time but also the time for prep, office hours, and grading. It's hell being an adjunct and I'm so glad to be tenure track at my current position.[/quote]

Same here.  I did it for five years and never moved beyond adjunct.  At one point I was teaching at 4-5 different places trying to piece together full time work.  It was stressful for not a lot of money.  Between driving all over the place (DC, Glen Echo, Wheaton, Hyattsville) in one week, not to mention the preps for each course/school, it was pretty awful.  Also, I was teaching students at every level, from kindergarten-graduate students.  Now I have one full time job loosely related to my field within the federal government and while it's not as interesting (and not what I wanted-I wanted to be a professor) it is so much less stress with more money for less work.

[b]OP, if you don't really need the money and are doing it for fun and experience, then go for it.  But it can be very difficult to make a living as an adjunct.[/b][/quote]

Yes. For a part-time gig for a bit of $$ or experience, it's fine. Don't expect it will lead to anything. Don't put in more than one hour outside prep per contact hour (less if you can manage it). Don't expect to be treated well (you won't be a true member of the department, you might not get an email account or parking pass, or even dry erase markers or access to computers / copiers, etc.). [/quote]

Sorry, but this isn't true at NVCC.  About three quarters of the staff at NVCC are adjuncts, and some departments have only one or two full-timers with a dozen or more adjuncts.  I've worked in places where adjuncts were treated badly by full-timers, but the attitude is pretty nice at NVCC when it comes to those interactions.  The administration, however, is abominable, and is constantly finding sleazy ways to further exploit part-timers.[/quote]

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