On Balancing Teaching and Writing

I’ve been teaching in some capacity for the last eight years.  My first time teaching was as part of my MFA program at Florida Atlantic University.  I was technically a graduate student instructor, responsible for a two/two course load of English Composition.  All the instructors got a textbook filled with essays meant to inspire argumentative writing.  Freshman had to take the class, so the rosters were always full and we got a teaching stipend–it was a win-win situation.