Well, Mike, the "two track" system was proposed by in Ernest Boyer in "Scholarship Reconsidered." But, in a true vision of equality between teacher and scholar, not a "separate but equal" academic Jim Crow-ism.
Make it a good day -Louis- Louis Schmier http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org 203 E. Brookwood Pl http://www.therandomthoughts.com Valdosta, Ga 31602 (C) 229-630-0821 /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /^\\/ \/ \ /\/\__ / \ / \ / \/ \_ \/ / \/ /\/ / \ /\ \ //\/\/ /\ \__/__/_/\_\/ \_/__\ \ /\"If you want to climb mountains,\ /\ _ / \ don't practice on mole hills" - / \_ On Feb 6, 2014, at 8:20 AM, Mike Palij wrote: > > > > > > > I'll see Chris Green's modest proposal and raise you a class system > for academics. There's an opinion piece in the NY Times by the > Wharton psychology Adam Grant from which the Subject line is > taken (doncha know? It's tenured professors and not increasing > number of administrators that ills academia); see: > http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/opinion/a-solution-for-bad-teaching.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20140206&_r=0 > > I believe that the point behind the article is that we create two tracks: > one for professors who can get tenure through teaching and one > for professors who can get tenure through research -- unstated but > I assume, research professors would mentor graduate students and > the occasional undergraduate because, you know, they need cheap > labor to run a lab). Of course, these two groups of professors would > be separate but equal, with teachers getting ever larger classes while > researchers (if they can get the grant money) will get greater shares > of real estate, higher pay (supplements from grants), and coverage > of other costs (e.g., travel to conferences, publication, equipments, > etc.). > > Sounds like a great idea! > > [If you respond "Yes" to the above statement, you missed the sarcasm]. > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=931223.50b956e1f0f315eddcd01dfbd8b87bc1&n=T&l=tips&o=33973 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-33973-931223.50b956e1f0f315eddcd01dfbd8b87...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=33974 or send a blank email to leave-33974-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
