Jay Warner writes,
"Whether the performance of professors (to get back to the original
thread) should be measured on how much they improve their students'
capabilities, or on a measure of accomplishment (which can be
attributed in part to the students' preparation before arrival) would
be a far more interesting debate. However, I refuse to get dragged
into it, unless we can discuss how anyone plans to _measure_ either
the professors' performance or student improvement."
Jay has already given the answer. He opens his post by writing,
"Back in the 'dark ages,' when I was an undergraduate student..."
A standard performance measure in those days was to tie the professor
hand and foot, throw the scholar into a lake, and see if he or she
sinks or floats.
Wait ... Am I confusing professors with wizards and witches?
Oh, well. It's Friday. If only I could see Harry Potter in Sweden....
Ken
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Ken Friedman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Design
Department of Technology and Knowledge Management
Norwegian School of Management
Visiting Professor
Advanced Research Institute
School of Art and Design
Staffordshire University