<p>" Why? Apparently I’m a bad teacher because I share an office space and teach at multiple schools. Who knew? " </p>
<p>@sylvan, Of course it doesn’t mean you are bad. But you probably don’t have access to the same level of support and mentoring from the department as well. Do you ever eat lunch with the full-time faculty? Have you ever been to a faculty meeting where courses and curriculum are discussed? Did the former professor give you any advice, information, curriculum ideas, lecture notes, when you first taught a new class? Do you feel well-informed about how your class’s level of difficulty, workload, grading policy compares with other classes offered by the department? If you were ill, would you be able to contact one of the other professors and ask them to fill in for you with your notes or does your class simply get cancelled? Do you feel the school has any interest whatsoever in helping you become a better teacher–for instance, are you encouraged to have your lectures videotaped and your performance critiqued by education professionals or anything like that?</p>