tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399701802496487396.post1527306785976394454..comments2023-10-12T11:37:47.156-04:00Comments on ABSURDIST PARADISE: Going Out on a LimbEarnest Englishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947000435270263070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399701802496487396.post-38997253398541196392010-04-30T09:59:10.092-04:002010-04-30T09:59:10.092-04:00I don't think one needs to be silent until ten...I don't think one needs to be silent until tenure. Just don't start any wars or be rude, and know when to give it up. <br /><br />A respectful colleague who has and shares ideas is a good thing.~profgrrrrl~https://www.blogger.com/profile/15280731948424317624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399701802496487396.post-60713536288109584862010-04-27T22:18:12.722-04:002010-04-27T22:18:12.722-04:00"Is the right thing really to keep one's ..."Is the right thing really to keep one's head down until tenure?"<br /><br />SO not true at my institution. Granted, we have a tiny faculty (about 45 profs in the entire college), but here it's all about being invested and collegial and making a contribution. The whole "protecting junior faculty from service" thing doesn't happen, here, either, so I think it's only right and fair that we have a strong voice in what goes down!<br /><br />My point is just that this is not the universal truth that we're told it is when we enter the profession--not at all.heu mihihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529298049179816825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399701802496487396.post-21899881803648124822010-04-27T19:45:51.466-04:002010-04-27T19:45:51.466-04:00I'm definitely not the type who could keep my ...I'm definitely not the type who could keep my mouth shut for six years (or so) until tenure. That would make me crazy. Maybe I'm not cut out for this job after all. I'm not demure.Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.com