Klarinet Archive - Posting 000050.txt from 2008/11

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] After Drucker
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:37:31 -0500


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Brash [mailto:brash@-----.edu]
> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 5:18 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] After Drucker
>
> Oh quite right - I was just pointing to the legislation which
> actually made age discrimination illegal. I'm not trying to start a
> debate about "how things are run today." That is a matter of fact. I
> am trying to start a debate about whether it makes any sense to
> change these rules. Personally, I don't find the concept of tenure
> palatable given the disparity of supply and demand for these
> positions. I say that as an academic matter - I am in no position to
> actually win one of those positions :) It simple seems "more unfair"
> to me than "forcing retirement." I can't give you a metric of scale
> on which I measure that - that's my subjective position on it.
>
> If I were 60, it might well be different.
> On Nov 8, 2008, at 6:09 PM, Forest Aten wrote:
>
> >

I don't think people really understand what "tenure" means....

It does not protect your job....if you fail to perform at the professional
(or whatever) level required for the position.

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