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A can of worms has been opened because at my community college where I teach. My Chair requested that I sub for a few weeks for a colleague. It brought a problem to light. I didn't reveal it, but students did: my colleague wasn't doing his job teaching. Didn't require any textbooks, tests, nothing. Just babysat the basketball team that took his class on purpose and in return he gave out A's.
So now there are students angry they didn't get enough teaching, and then on the other hand students angry they're expected to learn both now. With me in the middle of totally not wanting to be. One of the students that complained about not getting enough teaching is now getting an independent study from me, so it meant more work from me to make up for my colleague's lack of work.
On the other hand, one of the students who wouldn't stop sleeping in the back of the class and refused to buy a textbook or bring a notebook, has brought a formal complaint against me for dropping him from the course. The chair wants to see me tomorrow and blame me for it all to cover up the fact that she hasn't been supervising my colleague properly.
To top it off, I can't leave it all at work when I get home. The offending colleague I subbed for is now calling me at home trying to get me to cover up for him. Both my chair and my colleague want their lack of work to be covered up. However, both expect more effort from me for dissatisfied students or that I take the heat for students who didn't want to work. I did nothing but sub for my colleague as a favor at my chair's request and did not reveal his slacking--students did.
So now it's not just stress at work, it's come to me in my safe space after work at home in after work phone calls, too.
Stress. And Spring Break's coming late this year. Instead of being next week, it's the week after next to match up with Easter. Pity.
I have printed off all kinds of documentation for my side of things to stick up for myself re the harassment and hostile work environment created by doing a colleague a favor when my boss asked me to.
Did I mention that this is the semester I go up for tenure, too? This all puts negative political spin on what should be a fine case for getting tenure.
Support requested please, for my meeting tomorrow with the Chair.
So now there are students angry they didn't get enough teaching, and then on the other hand students angry they're expected to learn both now. With me in the middle of totally not wanting to be. One of the students that complained about not getting enough teaching is now getting an independent study from me, so it meant more work from me to make up for my colleague's lack of work.
On the other hand, one of the students who wouldn't stop sleeping in the back of the class and refused to buy a textbook or bring a notebook, has brought a formal complaint against me for dropping him from the course. The chair wants to see me tomorrow and blame me for it all to cover up the fact that she hasn't been supervising my colleague properly.
To top it off, I can't leave it all at work when I get home. The offending colleague I subbed for is now calling me at home trying to get me to cover up for him. Both my chair and my colleague want their lack of work to be covered up. However, both expect more effort from me for dissatisfied students or that I take the heat for students who didn't want to work. I did nothing but sub for my colleague as a favor at my chair's request and did not reveal his slacking--students did.
So now it's not just stress at work, it's come to me in my safe space after work at home in after work phone calls, too.
Stress. And Spring Break's coming late this year. Instead of being next week, it's the week after next to match up with Easter. Pity.
I have printed off all kinds of documentation for my side of things to stick up for myself re the harassment and hostile work environment created by doing a colleague a favor when my boss asked me to.
Did I mention that this is the semester I go up for tenure, too? This all puts negative political spin on what should be a fine case for getting tenure.
Support requested please, for my meeting tomorrow with the Chair.
As for you meeting tomorrow, stick with the facts. Get a copy of the course learning outcomes, the required books and the outline. Take a few deep breaths and picture yourself calmly discussing the issues. See yourself making good solid points based on fact and not emotion. Use the course learning outcomes, to discuss why you are doing what you are. Try to stay away from what the other guys is not doing. Focus on what you are doing and how it compares to the course outlines, learning outcome, required readings etc. Also explain that you are a professor and when asked to teach that is exactly what you are going to do. As a professional you are there to teach, allow the student to gain knowledge and to do it within the guidelines.
You are in the right my friend. These kids have been being short changed by being given A's and sleeping in class. I hope this prof does not have tenure! In my opinion in some, tenure invites this kind of behavior. Why teach, when you have tenure.
Keep us posted on how it goes!
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