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To: mnehring

Be stupid if you wish. She denied “professor” in the strict sense. At my school students routinely call even adjunct instructors “professor.” To say that he was a glorified TA makes people look like fools. He had a status that was well beyond instructor or adjunct, a status built into business and professional schools like law schools because they want practicing businessmen and attorneys and political activists teaching, not merely as glorified TAs but with faculty rank. They consider this an asset to their program.

I’m sorry, but you will be more credible if you try to learn something about the issue instead of bombastically rejecting what I wrote.

But it’s your choice. I was trying to help you make your case. You obviously would prefer to undermine it. Be a fool.


49 posted on 07/29/2009 12:37:25 PM PDT by Houghton M.
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To: Houghton M.

The school saw fit to, and made the statement. Take it up with them.


51 posted on 07/29/2009 12:38:16 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: Houghton M.

Whatever.. I didn’t call him a glorified TA and the school is the one who felt it necessary to point out he wasn’t a professor and define the difference between the two in their statement. You are the one who is reading into this terminology, what students call professors, why lecturers are given said jobs, etc- none of which are in the article. You are the one making assumptions.

So, if it is, as you said, no real difference, why did the school feel fit to make such a statement?


54 posted on 07/29/2009 12:42:10 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: Houghton M.
At my school students routinely call even adjunct instructors “professor.” To say that he was a glorified TA makes people look like fools.

What students say when sucking up to the person giving them a grade is not important. It certainly isn't what you put on a resume.

When reading a resume, it's usually done in the 'strict sense' in the business world, though maybe not in your world.

82 posted on 07/31/2009 9:09:33 AM PDT by slowhandluke (It's hard work to be cynical enough in this age)
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