Poll: is Tenure a good or a bad thing

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Poll: is Tenure a good or a bad thing

 

[Whisper]

Generally good, as if a professor is willing to stick around long enough to actually earn tenure, he/she likely cares at least somewhat about the education being offered students.

 

[imthebadguy]

eh....idk, works both ways i guess

 

[Jawo]

Good and Bad: Good if the professor wants to stay around and be a great teacher. Bad since it usually means that the professor can slack off and do absolutly nothing teaching-wise since there is little that can be done. Latter is ever more true when talking about people that bring mad bank to the university (eg famous authors).

I have had experiences with both; although some teachers want you to learn stuff well, and they believe in the trial by fire method....very stressful at the time!

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Good when it prevents a good instructor from being canned just because the management doesn't like their political views or something, bad when you get the slackers that abuse it.

 

[DrPizza]

overall, good. There are a few bad things, but overall the positives far outweigh them.