Last time I checked, adjuncts make shit, get shat on, and have to work multiple jobs anyway.
Without dumping blame on Universities, the point is that the cost of "teaching" gets passed on to students, saddling them with debt. Profit or no, the ratio of most tuitions often boils down to students paying what might be the cost of a 1:1 student:teacher ratio, effectively paying an entire adjunct salary (gross pay), for 4 years straight, single handedly.
Take a look at what that means when the reality is a 30:1 ratio or worse. But, the rationalization being: they get a diversity of expertise, vetted for world class quality (hopefully) even if they don't get the one-on-one personal touch of a direct hands-on apprenticeship, with the personal attention of a mentor.
But hey, yeah the campus grounds cost money, and accredation, and administrative bureaucratic overhead, and so one.
But yeah, adjuncts make shit, work part time, and have more than one source of income anyway. So, suck it, ivory tower!
Without dumping blame on Universities, the point is that the cost of "teaching" gets passed on to students, saddling them with debt. Profit or no, the ratio of most tuitions often boils down to students paying what might be the cost of a 1:1 student:teacher ratio, effectively paying an entire adjunct salary (gross pay), for 4 years straight, single handedly.
Take a look at what that means when the reality is a 30:1 ratio or worse. But, the rationalization being: they get a diversity of expertise, vetted for world class quality (hopefully) even if they don't get the one-on-one personal touch of a direct hands-on apprenticeship, with the personal attention of a mentor.
But hey, yeah the campus grounds cost money, and accredation, and administrative bureaucratic overhead, and so one.
But yeah, adjuncts make shit, work part time, and have more than one source of income anyway. So, suck it, ivory tower!