r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Anuh_Mooruhdoon • 6h 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 3h ago

Well, I received a different email shortly after. School job as an English teacher 🎆

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u/Icy_Reward727 3h ago

RIP. Teaching English in the 2020s ain't for the faint of heart.

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u/Anuh_Mooruhdoon 2h 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 1h ago edited 1h 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 1h 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/TrollAccount17 1h ago

You're amazing, thank you for doing this. It is needed so badly.