Re: [OT] Outsourcing squared

On Fri, 19 May 2006 20:36:02 +0000, Joerg wrote:

Hello Joel,


Gabor Temes (switched capacitor filter guy which -- as you pointed out a day
or so ago -- is now something of a dying technology...) once told me that he
thought one of the biggest changes in academia is how hard it's become to
switch from industry to teaching; he said he doubted if he'd be able to do
today what he did some 30 years ago (jump from Bell Labs to being a university
professor).


However, many folks (including myself) really like teaching. Not just
that but many of us have done it successfully but we had to stay outside
academia because they would never let us in. Schools place far too much
emphasis on "credentials". Don't have a Ph.D.? Forget about universities
and even local colleges.

I taught as an adjunct instructor at a local college for three years in
the '80s. I even taught a masters (MIS) course once. I asked the dean
if I recieved a masters if I taught all the courses. He wasn't amused (I
have a BSEE). Of course I was paid slave wages ($1200 per semester) as an
adjunct.

I also taught part time inside IBM for fifteen years, or so. That was
quite a racket (about $20/hr on top of my salary ;-).

Don't have school teacher credentials? Forget about any public
institution. So, we teach in non-public settings. Which is sad because
that means 99%+ of students may never be exposed to the hands-on
knowledge of guys who have been around the block in industry.

Many states have equivalency programs for professionals who want to
change careers, perhaps after retirement. I know a "business" type (though
not retired) who went through the program here and now teaches high school
business courses. The program took him about six months to complete
(student teaching was most of the time).

<snip>

--
Keith
.

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