Poll: Have You Ever Taught a College Course

[ThomWV]

Poll question: Poll: Have You Ever Taught a College Course

It says a lot.

Have you ever taught a course or part of a course at an accredited junior-college, college, or university?

[YOY]

1. Yes. Credit level ESL courses for non-English speakers

n/t

[Captain Hilts]

2. TA at U Toronto. Full-time faculty at Old Dominion U. Poli Sci. nt

[Generic Other]

3. so what does it say?

and is it going to be on the test?

[L. Coyote]

4. Should delete the part of a course, plus ask # of disciplines taught.

[Citizen Jane]

5. Full-time job

You might want to add the option:

Yes-it is/was my full time job (or profession).

Of course, I know it sounds smarmy, but I still consider it a privilege to teach--at any level (and, yes, I'm obviously a teacher--currently University level, but I taught in a public high school as well).

[teenagebambam]

6. Yes, am teaching now...

....well, not LITERALLY now, as it's summer, and I'm adjunct. Which sucks, by the way. I work twice as hard for half the pay, and have no benefits. But I love teaching, so there you are.

[noamnety]

7. No.

Apparently that "says a lot" about me.

What exactly does it say?

[deutsey]

8. Six-credit undergraduate course on world religions n/t

[Richard Steele]

9. So, what exactly does it "say a lot" about? nm

[Blackhatjack]

10. That would be a YES .... a good mix of posters here ....

Runs the spectrum. Some here with the knowledge and training to teach others, and some here who possess neither but know more than anyone else.

I am constantly amazed at the presence of true heroes(ie. whistleblowers) who appear here. Also there are posters here carrying out the function of the free press which the MSM ignores.

And after spending some time here, those with another agenda appear right on cue and post the same 'concerns' about Democratic candidates, and promote Republican talking points in criticism of our Democratic candidates.

What a marketplace of ideas! I think the 'original framers' would be pleased!

[BOSSHOG]

11. Not in College

but spent several years on the podium instructing/facilitating Navy Courses and had to brief large groups of very senior officers on training and manpower issues (much more challenging group then college students.)

[Marr]

12. I've subbed a couple of classes. I'm invited to visit as a guest lecturer sort of thing sometimes.

I've never actually taught a full semester, however.

[Orangepeel]

13. Does it say that we're a bunch of ivory tower eggheads?

;-)

Those of us who have are a lot more likely to click on the thread and vote in the poll, so the percentage doesn't mean much. The absolute number of people who vote yes might tell you something. Like others, I'm interested in what you think it will say.

[WiseButAngrySara]

14. Yes, but why the question? ....n/t

[antigop]

15. Yes n/t

[lonestarnot]

16. No, but I understand that professors are being clamped down and screwn censor less of late.

[Le Taz Hot]

17. Yep.

Various computer software courses. In California we have no public Junior Colleges (prep schools), we have Community Colleges which is the first two years of a four-year program.

[aikoaiko]

18. Yep -- its my full time gig.

Experimental Psychology.

[LeftishBrit]

23. Me too - and same subject!

[frankenforpres]

19. Economics Professor -nt

[Phredicles]

20. Yes - as a TA, adjunct faculty, guest/post-graduate lecturer

I teach high school now - more stability there.

[nam78_two]

21. Well I was a teaching assistant

for a graduate level course, but in effect I ended up teaching it because the prof. was absent a lot. Biomedical Instrumentation.

[woo me with science]

22. This poll could be even more interesting if

you asked people's impressions of the skill levels of their students in writing and conceptual thinking. Given the ongoing thread dispute between those who are crying grade inflation and those who are offended as teachers by those claims, it would be interesting to see a wider sample of the impressions of college instructors of their students' readiness for college level work.

[aikoaiko]

24. I missed that thread - -- is it active? linky?