tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post8038404007595241989..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Higher Education Finally Getting The Closer Look It Merits?Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-65710852919097053402011-02-18T18:36:52.385-08:002011-02-18T18:36:52.385-08:00Correction to my earlier post - tenure should NOT ...Correction to my earlier post - tenure should NOT be given to pre-college teachers - there was a contradiction in my comment. Sorry, it's been a long day.socalmikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-70689613243373385092011-02-18T16:00:39.053-08:002011-02-18T16:00:39.053-08:00Even though I"m not a big fan of tenure (it c...Even though I"m not a big fan of tenure (it certainly should be given to pre-college teachers), remember that in order to acquire and maintain tenure, professors must publish regularly. My master's advisor at CSUFullerton told me that they must publish 3 times within 6 years - basically once every two years. The problem, of course, is that some of them (not all) put a lot of time and effort into their research and not into their teaching. The UC system is notorious for bad teaching (I have some bad memories from UCRiverside - long story), and I'm sure others can give horror stories as well.<br /><br />So, if a college prof can teach well and still publish (as my masters advisor and many others in that particular dept at CSUFullerton), I guess I don't have a problem with it.<br /><br />But not in pre-college.socalmikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-5702448848117705152011-02-18T15:23:11.737-08:002011-02-18T15:23:11.737-08:00Darren
Just one thing I noticed on you post. Eve...Darren<br /><br />Just one thing I noticed on you post. Everyone actually working to fix this problem has a R behind their name, not a D.<br /><br />Do I detect a pattern here?Mike Thiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929567856363413549noreply@blogger.com