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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Faculty brat here. I’m definitely concerned about the exploitation of adjuncts. It’s appalling.

It’s true that some TAs make great teachers but I like professors because they are experts and they are dedicated to teaching, not doing it in the side while they earn a degree.  Some TAs enjoy teaching and are good. Some do it because they have to.  No one chooses to become a professor unless they truly love teaching. Competition is fierce, you can’t control where you live, and you don’t make much money. [/quote]

I'd argue plenty of professors are NOT "dedicated to teaching".  Many are at the university to do research.  They hate teaching entry level/lower level undergrad courses and as such, suck at it and don't really care.  IN that case, I'd rather have a TA would is working their ass off to teach.  Or a "lecturer"---they are there to teach and typically are much better at it.

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Agree. Each type of instructor has a range of good & not-so-good teachers. It’s not as clear-cut as some posters are claiming. Your kid isn’t necessarily getting a substandard education if he gets an occasional non-tenure-track prof.

There are many other variables that college applicants should be considering rather than the % of classes taught by TAs. The quality of food, cleanliness of dorms, amount of drug use, size & convenience of campus, etc. are all probably going to have a bigger impact on your kid’s overall experience than whether intro psych is taught by a tenure-track professor or not. [/quote]

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