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I'm sure my opinion won't be popular here, but I think that makes sense that they want your class to be more academic. You're teaching at a university, not a vo
by bluntfang 6y ago
I'm sure my opinion won't be popular here, but I think that makes sense that they want your class to be more academic. You're teaching at a university, not a vocational school. Academia shouldn't be about being published in the NYT or Wallstreet Journal. It shouldn't be about getting raises or getting more money. It should be about discovering and sharing knowledge and it sounds like you have leaders that want and understand that.
- dunefox 6y agoI agree, a university needs to concentrate on academic classes. It's not a highschool with summer projects.
- spodek 6y agoYou drew a false dichotomy. As I noted, they learn the theory better too, just not by reading theory. I don't teach a vocational class, I teach project-based learning.
- bluntfang 6y agoI'm not really sure if the things you list as positives are a positive for an academic institution, but that's a question for you manager.