Freeway Flyer

I Just Don't Get No Respect! Bridging the Gap Between Fuzzy Slippers and Elbow Patches.

By Helene A. Matheny Maybe it's because I have long, curly, red hair, or maybe it's because my skin-type causes me, at forty- five, to still have occasional break-outs. Perhaps, it could be my somewhat bohemian clothing, or the fact that I traded my brown-rimmed...

Are College Faculty Masters or Students of the Universe?

By Jenny Ortiz Martial arts film star Bruce Lee has taught me that to be a good teacher, I have to remain a student. The best place to continue learning has been in.

Semester Success Story: The All-Purposeful Blog

By Lance Eaton It began with my Contemporary Affairs teacher in high school. He was a copier. His classroom and office were fire-hazards filled with 3-4 foot tall stacks of.

Freeway Flying Day and Night

By Helene A. Matheny With now ten years of experience teaching as an adjunct, I've faced quite a variety of class formats. From the traditional daytime, twice-a-week course, to an extension course taught to adult students at Newark Airport, so close to the runway we...

When Letters of Recommendation Written by Freeway Flyers Are Discounted

By Jenny Ortiz As a Freeway Flyer, the end of semester always comes with a mountain of paperwork and the hope that my contract is renewed for another term. Given.

Student Emails Can Drive You Crazy: LMAO (NOT)

By Lance Eaton “yo prof what’s homework for today —me” (typical email received 10 minutes before class at least five times per semester from different students) Email is the great.

Academic Matchmaking: Connections

[private]By Jenny Ortiz As a Freeway Flyer, I interact with diverse student populations. It's one of the reasons I love to campus hop. Since I started teaching at three different campuses, I've always wanted to have my different classes interact somehow. Of course it'd be...

No Place Like Home: Teaching Where I Was Taught

By Jenny Ortiz I knew going to back to St. John's University after being away for two years as I earned my MFA degree would make me an outsider. At.

Santa Baby: All I Want For Christmas Is A Little Time

By Helene A. Matheny It’s that time of year again. Snow on the ground, at least in certain parts of the country, frantic lists to be made and followed, last.

Four-Year Versus Two-Year Students: Are They Really Different?

By Jenny Ortiz As a Freeway Flyer I've been able to see the diversity not only within a classroom, but within different colleges, as well. When I think of the differences between students at my four-year university and my two-year community college, the words "traditional"...

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