On Wed, 10 Jan 1996, Dr. Ivan Blanco wrote:
> > I agree.
> >
> > > They can't see any unusual
> > > events becuase they want everything to be proven and supported by data and
> > > the scientific analysis of that data. There are things of the spirit, things
> > > that are related to hunches people have, or just "ideas" that can solve
> > > problems too, but cannot be scientifically tested.
> >
> > I think this is information that falls outside of the boundaries
> > of the scientific method.
> >
> > Gee Ivan, I hope you have tenure.
>
> Hi Andy! No, I am not tenured and will never be here at Barry. There is
> not really a tenure system here. After three one-year contracts, one gets
> a three-year contract, and from there on there are five-year contracts! I
> am not in the Tenure Paradigm, and I don't believe in it too much either!
> I have seen tenured Ph.D.'s who would not speak up because they feared the
> Dean or retaliation from "the system." This sounds terrible, but I
> believe it is one of the major reasons why most universities, at least in
> the U.S., do not appear to be learning institutions.
I'm not sure if you should be acknowledging me prematurely, but thanks for
looking up my message and taking the time to reply to my message from a
month back. I've still got a long way to go before I can deal honestly on
a win/win basis with more than 10 people. The general goal is to honestly
develop learning in people.
I am sure you have the requisite skills necessary to navigate the tricky
world of educational institutions. If you can elucidate any of those
"implicit" principles that you use as your "guide" I'd really appreciate
if you could give me "an insiders look" at them. I want to do some more
Master's and doctoral level work at a land-grant university so I'd
appreciate it if you could give me some insights into "the system" before
I choose a university to attend.
Hopefully I can make a difference at one of these educational
institutions.
Andrew Moreno
-- Andrew Moreno <amoreno@broken.ranch.org>