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Yes, especially when you consider that professors aren't rewarded for being good teachers, they are rewarded (tenure) by spending less time teaching well and mo
by aaron-lebo 12y ago
Yes, especially when you consider that professors aren't rewarded for being good teachers, they are rewarded (tenure) by spending less time teaching well and more time on research (I apologize if this is redundant with what you have already said). The incentives are all out of whack.
- eastbayjake 12y agoYeah, just one example: the world doesn't need another paper on symbolism in Ulysses, it needs English professors who help legions of young people become good writers and thinkers. The "research" that's being done by departments outside of the Top 100 -- maybe even the Top 25 -- has an extremely low marginal benefit compared to better educating undergraduates.