Just An Instructor

"Just" an instructor wading through university instructing

[Associate Deans @ass_deans]

We want you to be the best department you can be, paying below regional averages and with a high teaching load that minimizes the time available for research.

[Associate Deans @ass_deans]

No one believes in faculty governance more than a former dean who has returned to her department and is now just faculty.

[Dr Marissa Edwards @DrMarissaKate]

I don’t know what’s going on in secondary education, but MANY students are graduating from high school unprepared for the demands of university study and more importantly lacking emotion regulation skills, self-awareness and resilience.

Is it any wonder everyone is burnt out?

[Just An Instructor @JustInstructor]

Reflecting on this semester and planning for fall: what policies have you used to get students to come to class? Ours student attendance is abysmal as the semester progresses. Help!

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Should teaching-track faculty be at risk if tenure-track faculty don’t fulfill their research obligations?

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Thank you, student, for telling me now in the middle of the semester that you just read the syllabus. This explains so much.

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Trying to convey “I just did the thing” repeatedly in academic verbiage is exhausting.

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@thephdstory Omg! Huge Congratulations!!

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Serious question: why is drinking so prevalent in academia? It seems to be provided and encouraged at many events. I’m honestly not judging; I just worry about the people who struggle with it and might feel stressed about it always being around.

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@sarcasticteach5 Both, specifically retirement, but also kiddos.

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@ass_deans Ohhhhh, so THAT’S why I’m on FS. 😉 Pretty sure I’m fulfilling that role well! Lol!

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Well I log into Threads in this account after creating it there yesterday, and the account was banned. Like wth. I promise I’m not a bot. I just want to be anon 😩

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@SarcasmProf I mean, this app is tanking and Threads is pretty hopping. I am giving it a try. Most people on there are already loving it. My only complaint is I wish I could import who I follow on Twitter.

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Me trying to find academic Twitter accounts on Threads 😬

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@GradSkoolStrugs #2, but we don’t have to talk about that :)

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@SarcasmProf Listens, says what they mean and what they will actually DO, doesn’t just do lip service to faculty and then end up doing something different to please admin, is an advocate for faculty members

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Hot take: Graduate Assistants-if you plan on going into academia after graduating, you need to care as much about your teaching as you do about your research.

Letters of recc often come from people that teach alongside you. Make sure they can say something good.
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[Just An Instructor @JustInstructor]

Asked a question in class and the fresh-out-of-HS student responded, “Hell yeah!”

Definitely appreciate the enthusiasm, but how old am I again? 😬

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