Southwestern Suitors

Read the accreditation report. Educate yourself about this institution of higher learning. You'll discover that SWC was placed on probation mainly due to problems related to administration and the Governing Board. http://www.swccd.edu/2ndLevel/index.asp?L1=68 What an insult to read the absolutely absurd and utterly ignorant comment that SWC instructors "only teach a maximum of 15 hours per week for about 8 months." Let's take English for example. A full load is 15 units: 5 classes at 3 units, with a cap of 30 students, although many instructors over-enroll because they feel sorry for students who can't get classes due to cuts. That's 150 students. You can read the MANDATORY course outlines here: http://www.curricunet.com/southwestern/. Students are required to write several essays and various other graded projects. Full time instructors work well over 40 hours per week, often spending nights and weekends grading papers. Most instructors devote a lot of time to improving their courses each semester through professional reading, conferences, research, and keeping up-to-date on current events in order to offer engaging lessons and activities for students. Instructors must perform a minimum of 28 hours of professional development and there is an expectation that full time instructors will serve on committees. I'm certain any teacher at SWC would be happy to allow interested individuals to shadow their activities during a typical week to discover the truth.
— August 12, 2010 6 p.m.