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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: jbe who wrote (53441)8/29/1999 12:52:00 PM
From: greenspirit  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
Well Joan, I figured last nights agreement on an issue wouldn't last very long. :-)

But perhaps you're correct in asserting that Universities have changed, due largely to the effect of capitalistic forces. Government schools or organizations like the IRS, would probably have been a better example. But please bear this in mind, I never said they would not change, or never change. Simply that the ability to change is held back or hampered without that "Sense of urgency".

That's one of the main reasons intelligent people quit the teaching profession. Because they are frustrated by the pace of *change* in the system. They feel helpless when confronted with the beauracratic nature of the organization and unempowered to improve what they know needs improving. When all the workers, supervisors and managers feel a "sense of urgency", amazing change can happen in rapid order. Businesses that stay ahead and continue to grow and prosper have this sense as part of their culture to stay ahead of the competition.

Universities typically change only when they absolutely have to. That's why even today very few of our large Universities have pushed down the walls to add online centers of learning. Something new dot.com will probably be the leader in e-commerce education, instead of Princeton, Yale or Harvard.

Michael
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