TAs Shoulder 60 Percent of the Workload
Item
Title
TAs Shoulder 60 Percent of the Workload
Rights
Daily Texan
Type
Article
Creator
James Sledd
Date
27 January 1975
Description
Sledd, James. “TAs Shoulder 60 Percent of the Workload.” Daily Texan 27 January 1975, p. 5.
An opinion column by James Sledd, arguing that TAs teaching two courses per semester carry the same teaching load as tenure-track faculty, even though faculty are mandated by the legislature to teach twice that amount; that TAs provide most of the contact hours with students at UT; and that TA workloads prohibit their ability to complete their degrees in a timely manner.
Sledd also complains about 398T being a sham course, while complaining about the national trend towards research and away from teaching.
An opinion column by James Sledd, arguing that TAs teaching two courses per semester carry the same teaching load as tenure-track faculty, even though faculty are mandated by the legislature to teach twice that amount; that TAs provide most of the contact hours with students at UT; and that TA workloads prohibit their ability to complete their degrees in a timely manner.
Sledd also complains about 398T being a sham course, while complaining about the national trend towards research and away from teaching.