I’m not completely in the system everywhere I’m teaching this fall yet (hazard of being an adjunct), so I can’t check the roster at one of the schools where I’m teaching… but so far I don’t have a single full class. Okay, granted, the last-minute crowd hasn’t hit yet, and at community college, that’s a popular crowd.
But so far I haven’t seen a single class that’s more than half full. 17 students is currently my largest class. Now, the 4pm class, that’s got nine, but I expect that. 4 p.m. is academic death. Also, it looks like I’ll only be using whiteboard on one campus. Everything else is back to the old-fashioned world of chalk.
I hate chalk. But then again, hey, it’s steady work.
Crazy, man… where are all the students?
Anna
/ August 20, 2007Nothing wrong with chalk, just keep some wet wipes and moisturizer in the car, b/c it a. transfers to your hand and b. it is REALLY drying.
Small class means less grading, so yay!
happycrow
/ August 20, 2007And that is definitely a good thing.
lizardqueen
/ August 21, 2007Chalk… bleah. ::memories of Paul Quinn College days::
Mike
/ August 21, 2007Maybe your students took a vacation? Or are moving north to avoid storms? Or maybe they just don’t want to learn?