Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!pdn!reggie
From: reggie@pdn.UUCP (George W. Leach)
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Re: Teacher preparedness
Message-ID: <5277@pdn.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jan 89 11:42:39 GMT
References: <1077@l.cc.purdue.edu> <9302@ihlpb.ATT.COM> <5775@medusa.cs.purdue.edu>
Reply-To: reggie@pdn.UUCP (George W. Leach)
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In article <5775@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> bls@cs.purdue.edu (Brian L. Stuart) writes:

>On the other side of the coin, we've all had college teachers that clearly
>knew their subject, but couldn't "teach their way out of paper bags."
>Many times these same teachers get tenure because they do good research
>and can bring in the grants.  Personally, I don't feel that this is a
>good basis for determining who teaches.  There is plenty of room in
>industry for those who do good research but can't teach.

  
       Some universities have research professorships.  For those who are
there purely for the research this is a viable alternative.  However, I
don't think smaller universities can afford to have professors who don't
teach.



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