Re:Who Defines Expertise?
by dahart on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @09:38AM
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I'm kind-of mystified what the objections to these new requirements are. 18 hours of coursework, or alternatively, at least have to explain your experience. That's a pretty low bar for being able to profess on a subject. If I were taking a course, I would certainly hope the professor had at least 18 hours of graduate coursework on a subject.
The rules these people are objecting to literally make an exception for them to explain that 50 years of teaching a subject counts as credit. If they can't do that, is it possible they shouldn't be teaching the subject?
Why shouldn't professors have a minimum requirement? It sounds like before these bare minimum rules it was a free-for-all.
> I have learned that English and philosophy have much in common. Both disciplines emphasize effective and clear communication, critical thinking, and the analysis and interpretation of texts,”
This quote is laughable. Those things are common across all academic disciplines. This justifies a music teacher professing about medicine with no experience at all.
The rules these people are objecting to literally make an exception for them to explain that 50 years of teaching a subject counts as credit. If they can't do that, is it possible they shouldn't be teaching the subject?
Why shouldn't professors have a minimum requirement? It sounds like before these bare minimum rules it was a free-for-all.
> I have learned that English and philosophy have much in common. Both disciplines emphasize effective and clear communication, critical thinking, and the analysis and interpretation of texts,”
This quote is laughable. Those things are common across all academic disciplines. This justifies a music teacher professing about medicine with no experience at all.