I was horrified when I finally got back to college (at 27 years old) that my
professors did not even have one teaching class, nor was it required. Hummm
maybe that is why I had difficulty figuring out what they were trying to
explain ; ) I wish all students were notified of that when they started
college so they don't beat up on themselves when they drop out.
Lin
On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 1:48 AM, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com> wrote:
> What? You were expecting a contrary view pint maybe?.....
>
> Cheers!!
> Jim
>
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 11:59 PM, <b-evans@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > Jim Johnson wrote: b Worked with a guy in Houston who had 4 separate
> PhD's
> > by the time he was 22. And they were in math and science!! We had to help
> > him
> > tie his shoes
> > and occasionally had to go show him how to get to where he lived.b&b
> >
> > Ah, you were lucky, Jim. After careers, among others, as a newspaper
> > reporter
> > and editor, and as a cop, I went back to school to get my BA and advanced
> > degrees. After that I found myself on the history faculty at a major
> > university with 1,200 PhD. Now it must be remembered that a PhD simply
> > means
> > that the person has simply done further study of a VERY narrow subject
> > within
> > their discipline. (Mine was the influence on Congressmen from districts
> > with
> > large free and slave negroes when voting on race-related issues from
> > 1830-1860.) For myself, I forbid my students from addressing me as
> either
> > b Doctorb or b Professorb . b Mr.b was fine by me. (At one point, we
> > hired a new Academic VP who refused to address anyone as b Doctorb
> unless
> > the person was a MEDICAL doctor. Unfortunately, too many PhDb s let
> their
> > ego take control, and they believe they are expert on ALL issues, even
> > outside
> > their discipline. (Remember, those who teach in grades K-12 must take
> > courses
> > in teaching and pass national and State tests. PhDb s need no training
> to
> > teach; just the PhD b union cardb . And, most have been
> institutionalized
> > since they were 5--from kindergarten to elementary school to junior high
> > school to high school to college to post-graduate university. Few have
> > been
> > out in the real world, holding a job or meeting a payroll. Fewer still
> > have
> > served in the military.
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