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Richard, Matt, and others,
Actually, that quote seems to contradict itself. Young scholars who are up on the latest "theoretical" debates are hardly those profs who read "from decades old notes." I also wonder that if the trend cited reflects those same profs having received tenure and no longer keeping up with scholarly conversations.
I tend to believe that engaging questions at tough theoretical levels helps develop students cognitive abilities in the same kinds of ways that engaging tough math problems does.
-Jennifer
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From: Matthew Guy <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 08:45:13 -0500
Subject: Re: [UTCSTAFF] Theory and the Real World
Well, I for one appreciate such progress, and I always welcome any move away
from theory, especially in my field.
Matthew Guy
Professor of Literary Theory and Criticism
Dept. of English
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From: UTC Staff E-Mail List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Richard Rice
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Subject: [UTCSTAFF] Theory and the Real World
President Petersen last week at the Trustees Meeting defended his incentive
plan to attract and reward the best young scholars in the UT system. A
recent survey of scholars teaching international relations in Foreign
Policy suggests that an unintended consequence of this will be a trend
towards teaching more theory and less real world application. I wonder if
this will be true in most disciplines at UTC? I quote:
"The international relations field today is surprisingly young: Half of the
professors who teach at U.S. colleges received their Ph.D.s in the past 12
years. Even more surprising is how young scholars change the focus of their
teaching over time. Early on, when young faculty are fresh out of graduate
school, they focus their teaching on theoretical questions and scholarly
debates. But, as their careers progress, professors are inclined to teach
their students more about real-world policy debates and less about
scholarly arguments. The image of the ancient, tenured professor reading
from decades-old notes needs to be revised."
Richard
Jennifer Beech, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English and
Writing Center Director
Univ. of TN at Chattanooga
Phone:423-425-2153 or 423-425-1774
Fax: 423-425-2282
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