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As the parent of a college sophomore, I entirely share the article's fears and sentiment. As a tangential nitpick, I was distracted by this statement: "The ave
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
As the parent of a college sophomore, I entirely share the article's fears and sentiment.
As a tangential nitpick, I was distracted by this statement: "The average age of a tenured professor is 55, meaning if you meet a 40-year-old tenured prof, there is someone at 70 teaching..."
I think it unwittingly supports another point from the article: "A combination of self-aggrandizement and elitism has convinced American universities that our services are worth indebting generations of young people, and now risking becoming agents of spread."
- davrosthedalek 6y agoI think tenure at 40 is actually really early.
- s0rce 6y agoSeems about right for North America, 12th grade education (18 years old), 4 year college degree (22 years old), 6 year PhD (28 years old), ~5 (3-7) years postdoc (33 years old), 7 year tenure track (=40 yrs old). If I didn't run away to a biotech startup after my postdoc it probably would be roughly this timeline. Pretty insane really.
- bdcravens 6y agoI'm confused. Are you implying that there's something wrong with a 70 year old teacher?