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The original was posted on /r/professors by /u/Uninfluenced123 on 2023-10-06 03:32:20.
I am an adjunct but I am also a therapist. I specialize in trauma treatment. The vast majority of clients are happy to have someone to talk to and to receive support. A few won’t like our style so they will go somewhere else but generally there is a mutual positive regard in my experience.
Teaching feels very different. I get the sense the majority of my students meet me with distain. I am a woman who looks young. I sense that in general students resent my power and there is a lot of projection of blame and responsibility when things don’t work the way they want. For example, I actively try to greet my students but am frequently met with apathy and even contempt.
Many students are great one on one but I have experienced a great deal of passive and direct aggression.
I have a friend who is also an adjunct and a health professional who commented on the difference between their teaching experiences and private practice outside of academia.
Anyone else feel like we are hated? Are we the enemy?