tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post5132459612804096244..comments2024-03-17T00:13:44.599-07:00Comments on Marty Nemko: Should Colleges be More Accountable?Marty Nemkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850388752934193821noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-91951475240919978242008-06-02T17:32:00.000-07:002008-06-02T17:32:00.000-07:00It's rather disappointing that so many bloggers on...It's rather disappointing that so many bloggers on the Chronicle are antagonistic towards your valid points. Perhaps its just one blogger pretending to be many (anti-hypocrisy, Roger or whatever). It seems to be a case of "shooting the messenger". Your criteria for amazing teaching makes sense. Perhaps those professors who comment negatively on your blogs are being defensive since they are the ones guilty of contributing to the deterioration of higher education. There must be some ulterior motive behind many of the unprofessional comments left at the chronicle (such as the name calling comments or credential questioning comments).Isn't there a moderator at the Chronicle blogs? Sometimes its necessary to "stir the pot" in order for there to be changes/improvements in higher education. Sugarcoating the issues and making nice statements to please people does nothing. Your articles have a lot of valid suggestions, on the other hand, the people who complain on your blogs do not offer any valid suggestions for higher education improvements. There seems to be a lot of wordy statements without real meaning. Please continue your fight for accountability in higher education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-49474046098177138702008-05-29T13:59:00.000-07:002008-05-29T13:59:00.000-07:00Not surprising that Harvard's golden years were al...Not surprising that Harvard's golden years were also its early years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-89333713705987753912008-05-28T19:25:00.000-07:002008-05-28T19:25:00.000-07:00Your bar is set too high. Their interests are rat...Your bar is set too high. Their interests are rather parochial. Their research is EVERYTHING and boy do they guard it! I ticked off one professor for openly criticizing (gently) the idea that one thing and its opposite can both be true. How dare I tread on Jacques Derrida and the Marxist-Leninist claptrap of readings! The Holy of Holies! <BR/><BR/>I'm having trouble with that link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-12668610584156477002008-05-28T17:26:00.000-07:002008-05-28T17:26:00.000-07:00From merriam-webster.com:hermeneutic1: (plural but...From merriam-webster.com:<BR/><BR/>hermeneutic<BR/><BR/>1: (plural but sing or plural in constr) : the study of the methodological principles of interpretation (as of the Bible)<BR/><BR/>2: a method or principle of interpretation<BR/><BR/>I cannot think of anything more useless. The person that made this comment on your other blog must be an expert on hermeneutics. He would not fare well doing a job in the real world, like burger-flipping.<BR/><BR/>In my opinion, the people that ripped you on your definition of an "amazing" teacher did so because:<BR/><BR/>1. They, and most teachers, are by no definition "amazing." The best most can hope for is "average," and that's the case in any profession.<BR/><BR/>2. They believed you were implying that such standards should be applied to all teachers. They're not, and most teachers wouldn't want to do that anyway. Only a few go the extra mile, and that's why those few are "amazing."<BR/><BR/>For a bunch of professors, they sure don't seem very smart. Except in hermeneutics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-80348736270895950002008-05-28T16:26:00.000-07:002008-05-28T16:26:00.000-07:00Unfortunately, many professors who read this post ...Unfortunately, many professors who read this post on the Chronicle of Higher Ed's blog, don't agree that my definition of amazing teaching is brilliant. They'd rather teachers focus on hermaneutics. Geez.<BR/><BR/>If you'd like to weigh in, here's the link: http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/nemko/<BR/><BR/>Then click on my post, "Should Colleges be more accountable?"Marty Nemkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850388752934193821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-49740601861698803292008-05-28T16:07:00.000-07:002008-05-28T16:07:00.000-07:00Your response for "amazing" teaching is BRILLIANT....Your response for "amazing" teaching is BRILLIANT. Unfortunately, R1 faculty view undergraduate teaching as a necessary evil and they keep office hours to a bare minimum. I'm afraid that group is beyond your reach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com