In support of my fellow weebly adjuncts I (warily) attended a cca meeting with administrators and tenured faculty. The word culture was tossed about, as a reason not to unionize- a union wouldn’t understand our “culture”. If the current culture was so tight, why was there was a palpable air of mistrust and indignation in the room? Things seemed to be taking an ugly turn... Maybe Javier Arbona was right, what was I doing in this room?
I was reminded of what a mentor (with mfa, phd, melon grants, Fulbright’s, ivy league and private art school teaching under her belt) said to me about education-“it’s a culture of poverty”.
Are we so entrenched in a structure that pits us against one another that we can’t entertain anything different? Do we really want to be playing in the schoolyard where everyone is afraid we are going to steal each other’s marbles? I think not. I think we can do better by everyone: instructors of all ranks, the students and the cca community at large.
In solidarity,
Spit It Sister
I was reminded of what a mentor (with mfa, phd, melon grants, Fulbright’s, ivy league and private art school teaching under her belt) said to me about education-“it’s a culture of poverty”.
Are we so entrenched in a structure that pits us against one another that we can’t entertain anything different? Do we really want to be playing in the schoolyard where everyone is afraid we are going to steal each other’s marbles? I think not. I think we can do better by everyone: instructors of all ranks, the students and the cca community at large.
In solidarity,
Spit It Sister