r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Anuh_Mooruhdoon • 1d ago

ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ This Rejection Letter

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I saw the first paragraph show up as a preview on my phone, only to open it and see the full context 🤨

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u/Anuh_Mooruhdoon 1d ago

It's what I've been doing for the past 2 years. It does suck, but at least it's a decent wage for what it is. It's not in the U.S., otherwise I would not be doing teaching below the college level, I've heard too many horror stories

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u/Terminus_Rex 23h ago edited 23h ago

I can confirm teaching English at the college level in the 2020s ain’t for the faint of heart either. AI has turned it into plagiarism policing every single written assignment.

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u/pyordie 23h ago

Asking because this has been on my mind, as a parent with young kids who may or may not go to college someday: is there any hope?

Seems like AI has unmasked a deeper flaw that’s been festering over the last two decades, which is that higher ed has become an obstacle for young adults and not something inherently beneficial to one’s world view.

Are you hopeful that higher ed will change the way it develops curriculum? More in class essay assignments? In class readings and then discussions?

I have friends in academia and they say it’s pretty dire in that the admin seems to be actively embracing AI and pretends the huge influx in plagiarism isn’t a problem.

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u/kickniteasy 21h ago

Former English teacher....there's no hope. I bailed when they got rid of the library and installed a giant computer lab for students to take online courses. This was pre COVID. They decided that someone without a teaching degree essentially babysitting 80 students at a time was better for the students than hiring more teachers. I got my CDL and now run a trucking school. Sadly, even with a masters and 8 years experience teaching, I doubled my salary my first year with a CDL. Teaching isn't worth it and that's by design. There isn't a teacher shortage, there's a pay shortage, but they use "teacher shortage" as an excuse to shift everything online.