12-23-2009, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Excaliber
I thought PDUB's post above was a good review on "why" myself. My X is a tenured prof, there is plenty of motivation to continure to excell in her position. Some may be satisified to simply sit back at that point and draw their salary. Others will still strive to better themselves, climb the corporate ladder if you would, agressively go after grants in order to do more research. More research, more grants usually mean more money, more travel to interesting places as an invited speaker (travel paid for, perhaps even a speaking fee). There are still plenty reasons to better yourself within the system, or not, I guess you could just sit back and draw your pay check. But your respect might well go down the tubes. Respect at the PhD level is a powerful motivator.
Come to think of it, my X was about 29 when she got tenure...  |
Let me re-phrase...NO-ONE should have a guaranteed job for life.NO-ONE.
And a lot of this conversation is focused on the university level.On the level that matters(grade-high school)"tenure" really needs to go.
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