Miriam,
I agree whole-heartedly with this! I sometimes feel like I am the only one who feels this way because we as instructors are not allowed to voice our opinion on this matter. We are always led to being positive for the sake our students. If we disagree with any faculty expectations, we are not a team player. I never feel like a valued instructor even after all the work I put in daily. We are given more and more tasks with NEVER and increase in pay and are constantly being evaluated. I have to work at various different schools to come close to getting a full-time income.
I teach mathematics and many of the students I get are not well-prepared for the course. If my retention rate isn't high enough, then I'm not doing enough to help them pass a class that they did not have the pre-requisite skills to take in the first place. Sometimes I feel the school just wants the students to pass by any means necessary.
Well I guess that's enough venting! Will anything change? I think not. We just have to go with the flow. :)
