I have been teaching Introduction to Humanities: 40,000 BCE to 1400 CE this semester at a community college in San Diego.

I was hoping to make this my retirement gig, but it’s tough on many levels.

First off, I was only given one class this semester. That works out to about $900/month gross income and that’s with the top pay grade since I have a doctorate in the humanities.

Second, I decided to use Open Educational Resources (OER). This spares my students from having to spend a fortune on books....