I have been an audio teacher at a Community College since 2001. I am now the Dept Chair and I can tell you that since taking on this extra role, I work 75-90 hours each week. I teach several courses while also running a busy broadcasting department. I love my work. My amazing students range in ages from 18-70 with an incredibly diverse array of ethnicities and backgrounds continue to inspire me. The extra annual “stipend” to work as Chair doesn’t begin to cover the amount of time I work. My only complaint is the usual in academia: weak leadership and mismanagement of the college finances that causes far too many problems for us all.
I was an agricultural economist once, and the joke was told about the brother who had escaped the family farm into academia and the one who remained
Academic brother: This semester is really tough. They've got me teaching 12 hours
Farmer brother: Well, that's a long day, but at least it's easy work
I have been an audio teacher at a Community College since 2001. I am now the Dept Chair and I can tell you that since taking on this extra role, I work 75-90 hours each week. I teach several courses while also running a busy broadcasting department. I love my work. My amazing students range in ages from 18-70 with an incredibly diverse array of ethnicities and backgrounds continue to inspire me. The extra annual “stipend” to work as Chair doesn’t begin to cover the amount of time I work. My only complaint is the usual in academia: weak leadership and mismanagement of the college finances that causes far too many problems for us all.