College instructors used to help keep students honest. Now theyre the ones gaming the system
It used to be students who found ways to game the system, getting higher grades for less work.Now it’s the professors. A media investigation found dozens of community college instructors who hold teaching gigs at several districts simultaneously — amassing annual pay of up to $800,000.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.
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Never miss a story They do this not by working harder. They do this by repackaging pre-recorded online content.It’s crazy.The state and its community college system need to rein in the overreach, cap instructor workloads and ensure that both taxpayers and students get their money’s worth from those teachers who take more and do less.In one egregious example, Thien-Huong Ninh Villarreal, who teaches sociology, ethnic studies and business, worked for eight college districts, taught 30 classes and enrolled 1,135 students — collecting nearly $800,000 for the whole shebang.That’s almost double the pay of the statewide community college chancellor, who oversees 116 campuses across California — a clear sign that something’s askew.Indeed, reporters found more than 70 California community college instructors running much the same scheme, collecting pay for gigs at five or more districts at once.These instructors quintuple-dip, in effect, by using pre-packaged, portable online content, computer grading and other shortcuts that let them “teach” hundreds or even more than 1,000 students at a time.Is this really the best way to educate young people and train the next generation of workers? California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here...