P.D. Lesko on New Faculty Majority Faces Same Old Problems and Offers Same Old Solutions.

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New Faculty Majority Faces Same Old Problems & Offers Same Old Solutions

By P.D. Lesko

"...[Jack] Longmate wrote to the president of the NEA and received a form letter in reply. It was a display of bullying that would have gotten most fourth graders suspended, but instead the NEA allowed its Washington State affiliate to bully a member for exercising his right to free speech....

In Washington State, HB 1631 College Faculty Increment Funding discriminates against the majority of faculty.

In Washington State, a bill before the House would fund increment pay increases only for faculty who are called "full-time." In the Washington State community college system, the majority of faculty are termed "part-time." Thus, HB 1631, called the College Faculty Increment Funding, should really be called the College Faculty Increment Funding Discrimination bill. This bill treats faculty as being unequal, with a minority of faculty due to receive raises, and the majority of faculty due to receive nothing for their teaching efforts.

Whatever your feelings are about HB 1631, please use our democratic process to contact Washington State legislators in the House of Representatives in Olympia, WA, to share your ideas regarding this legislation.
Frank.Chopp@leg.wa.gov ; Richard.DeBolt@leg.wa.gov ; Jan.Angel@leg.wa.gov ; Mike.Armstrong@leg.wa.gov ; Cathy.Dahlquist@leg.wa.gov ; Deb.Eddy@leg.wa.gov ; Roger.Goodman@leg.wa.gov ; Tami.Green@leg.wa.gov ; Bob.Hasegawa@leg.wa.gov ; Norm.Johnson@leg.wa.gov ; Troy.Kelley@leg.wa.gov ; Joel.Kretz@leg.wa.gov ; Marcie.Maxwell@leg.wa.gov ; Jim.Moeller@leg.wa.gov ; Tina.Orwall@leg.wa.gov ; Eric.Pettigrew@leg.wa.gov ; Tim.Probst@leg.wa.gov ; Ann.Rivers@leg.wa.gov ; Cindy.Ryu@leg.wa.gov ; Joe.Schmick@leg.wa.gov ; Shelly.Short@leg.wa.gov ; Larry.Springer@leg.wa.gov ; Pat.Sullivan@leg.wa.gov ; Kevin.VanDeWege@leg.wa.gov ; Judy.Warnick@leg.wa.gov ; Eileen.Cody@leg.wa.gov ; Joe.Fitzgibbon@leg.wa.gov

Hours for Teaching and Preparation Rule of Thumb: 2-4 Hours of Prep for 1 Hour of Class

Many instructors may wonder how much prep time to spend on a class. Prep time can mean different things to different people. Many instructors assume prep time includes only the time spent getting ready for a particular class. Other instructors include meetings with students, advising, meetings with other faculty, professional development, and the numerous tasks and responsibilites of teaching.

The University of California at Berkeley included a discussion of actual preparation hours for class.
The newsletter contained the guidelines that distinguish between a class a teacher has taught before and a new class. For a class taught before, the teacher should plan to spend 2 hours out-of-class for each hour of class for preparation and grading. For a new class, the teacher should plan to spend 4 hours out-of-class for each hour of class.
The Office of Educational Development. Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching, Learning, Academic Planning and Facilities. "Instructor Preparation Time." 

Other experts concur. The DeCal site answers the question: "Developing a Course: How Much Planning Time Should I Allow for Getting a Good Class Together?"
"Most teachers spend at least two hours in prep time outside class for every hour spent inside class. Most teachers working with material for the first time spend three or more hours in prep per every one hour in class."»

Teaching and the Case Method Harvard Business School Press. "Spend a maximum of two hours prep time for each class hour."