tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6147388728693595523..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Lecturer QuitsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37163453306670250262013-08-31T22:33:09.401-04:002013-08-31T22:33:09.401-04:00I understand what you are saying Peter, but it is ...I understand what you are saying Peter, but it is the idea that (depending on the department) lecturers are lesser than the TT and Tenured folks. Sure the TT and Tenured do bring in money, especially in the hard sciences, but the work of a lecturer is no less important. Frennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126693773120200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58250925964114705372013-08-31T21:10:32.842-04:002013-08-31T21:10:32.842-04:00TT assistant professors have minimal say in what g...TT assistant professors have minimal say in what goes on (and generally keep their mouths shut, if they have any sense). Associate professors have slightly more say (they take part in tenure votes). Full professors have mainly, in addition, the right to vote on who becomes a full professor. <br /><br />The only vote I'm aware of that draws any interest is "in which area are we going to Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39258132844061298922013-08-31T18:29:47.698-04:002013-08-31T18:29:47.698-04:00Recently I interviewed for a lecturer position at ...Recently I interviewed for a lecturer position at my R1 (or whatever it's called now) University. I almost got the gig, but I am kind of glad I did not. The pay was fine, the department head supportive, but as a lecturer you have NO say in anything in the department. You can state your opinion, but you can not vote. And what if a new department head comes in slashes away the "Frennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126693773120200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10589549109494321452013-08-31T12:22:00.775-04:002013-08-31T12:22:00.775-04:00You are conflating two things: valuing research+te...You are conflating two things: valuing research+teaching vs. valuing teaching and the fact that having a say on departmental matters depends on the job title.<br /><br />So, in math: nobody gets a PhD for love of teaching, but with the goal (one might say "calling") of advancing the field, though we all realize for most people some teaching will be involved. So, right there at the Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79448509752495952572013-08-30T18:22:50.481-04:002013-08-30T18:22:50.481-04:00This prompted me to google "Jobs that pay $50...This prompted me to google "Jobs that pay $50,000" to see what other jobs I could be doing for the amount of money I earn. Surely, there are jobs where I'm not working lawyer hours for student pay.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57884633757651429522013-08-30T11:44:29.565-04:002013-08-30T11:44:29.565-04:00@CC:
seven years "old"@CC:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/IjxSNwenylk" rel="nofollow">seven years "old"</a>Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60970780929438689622013-08-30T10:59:45.120-04:002013-08-30T10:59:45.120-04:00The < em > tag (emphasis) is what you want f...The < em > tag (emphasis) is what you want for italics these days, Cassandra.Defunct Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954331373226016090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23022599118211048972013-08-30T09:36:49.928-04:002013-08-30T09:36:49.928-04:00But I'm glad you like the avatar.But I'm glad you like the avatar. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64917763891786509342013-08-30T09:36:05.779-04:002013-08-30T09:36:05.779-04:00Reply to Tangent 1: oops; I forgot that I was comp...Reply to Tangent 1: oops; I forgot that I was composing in the composing window, not in html. This is what happens when I am in a truly Cassandra-like state (fonts all awry are presumably the 21st-century equivalent of loosened hair). Fixed; thanks!<br /><br />Reply to Tangent 2: I've never seen an iPod commercial, old or new (this is what happens when somebody drags her TV out of storage toContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84220464860200504782013-08-30T08:41:50.313-04:002013-08-30T08:41:50.313-04:00Even at schools like mine (community college) wher...Even at schools like mine (community college) where research is a non-issue- good teaching is not valued. In fact, it seems like good teachings and rigorous standards just get in the way- students don't want it, the student's (customer's) parents to don't want the admins don't want it because it leads to unhappy "customers" who pester them with complaints. We talk Academic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14111578371964250052013-08-30T07:14:45.856-04:002013-08-30T07:14:45.856-04:00My school wants to be big in research. To do that...My school wants to be big in research. To do that, we need asses in the seats, year after year. To do that, we need faculty who can teach and not scare away the students.<br /><br />The upshot is that good teaching is necessary to reach the goal of more research. Since research is the goal and teaching is a means of achieving that goal, research is treated as valuable while teaching is shit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35230387997478070562013-08-29T23:25:05.287-04:002013-08-29T23:25:05.287-04:00Is there hope?
Magic 8-Ball: "My sources s...<b>Is there hope? </b><br /><br />Magic 8-Ball: <i>"My sources say no"</i>Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91041349431534263562013-08-29T23:22:47.224-04:002013-08-29T23:22:47.224-04:00Tangent 1: I like how you wrote "< i >...Tangent 1: I like how you wrote "< i >a< / i >" instead of "<i>a</i>". An important italicization of a single letter can be so easily overlooked.<br /><br />Tangent 2: I like seeing your avatar grooving like it's on an old iPod commercial.<br />Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.com