IU’s Wood says the dedicated adjunct can revel in the position because of the advantages it provides.
“It’s flexible in terms of schedule. You can work as an adjunct around other jobs and it’s a way to stay in contact with the profession,” she says.
But many adjuncts have another, more pragmatic reason to keep teaching, which Wood discovered during an adjunct orientation at a community college in Kansas.
“The main reason I heard people give for why they were there was that they had some medical, dental or other health-related problem,” Wood says. “I was surprised at the number of people who said they were forced into the classroom to get money for medical bills.”
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