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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (51314)	6/18/2002 1:13:13 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

:-)

To: Solon who wrote (51314)	6/18/2002 8:26:06 AM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

the most important lessons are immanent My apology, but I'm feeling dense this morning. Meaning what? Throwing something else in: Professors tend to be conflicted over "teaching" itself. The badge of honor of the most successful prof's is hardly to teach at all. (I took a grad course at Michigan State from a prominent managerial theory prof, and saw him exactly twice during the semester -- on opening day to tell us all about himself -- and once more after that. All the real classes were taught by his grad assistant. We did use his textbook). Most academic departments break down into teaching faculty and research faculty. In the pecking order, those that emphasize teaching are at the bottom. The reward system definitely favors those who can do research and publish, thereby bringing recognition to the university. Research is also linked to lucrative consulting contracts that bring money to both the prof and the school. This is just ... the way it is. (Probably because I face scraping and painting a bathroom ceiling today. There is no prestige to it at all). ;-)