Preparing future teachers part-time — teaching education courses and supervising student teachers, often while still working in schools yourself. Practitioner wisdom, on a contingent contract.
A term runs on teaching education courses, mentoring student teachers, and observing student teachers in classrooms. You bring real school experience to theory, often fitting it around a day job in education, and much of the value is modeling the craft, not just explaining it. Grading and supervision pile up.
The reality is the precarity: low pay, no guaranteed next term. Many adjuncts teach on top of full-time school jobs, stretching themselves thin, and course assignments shift term to term. Student-teacher supervision adds travel and unpredictable demands on top.
It tends to suit a working educator who loves shaping the next generation of teachers. If you need stable income, the contingent model can frustrate. But if passing on hard-won classroom wisdom energizes you, it's a meaningful way to teach the teachers without leaving your own work.
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