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Re: tenure track faculty position

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From: Ed Nather
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1991 15:25
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In article <1991Jun25.011010.22527@vlsi.waterloo.edu>, ward@vlsi.waterloo.edu (Paul Ward) writes:
> 
> Well it's nice to know that people have such high motivation for a
> PhD.  You know, I'm disgusted with this whole discussion.  Did it ever
> occur to you that there is more to life than money?  Did it ever occur
> to you that perhaps people might teach for the love of teaching?  No,
> it all comes down to money.  So that's why the education system is so
> f*cked up today.  All you smart-a*s*s insist on getting huge salaries.

> SO THE AVERAGE SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY HAS TO HAVE BELOW AVERAGE 
> INSTRUCTORS.  (emphasis added)

Hardly.  The average school and university is just deprived of those
people who want to make a lot of money.  I'm not sure that's such a
terrible loss -- it may even be a net gain.  I'm not at all sure I'd
want them for colleagues.
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From: nather@ut-emx.uucp (Ed Nather)
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Subject: Re: tenure track faculty position
Keywords: greedy people
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Date: 25 Jun 91 15:25:07 GMT
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