For much the same reasons stated in #16. I responded initially on my lunch hour after holding office hours all morning. Then I had classes all afternoon (BTW giving an exam in each class which I will be grading most of the weekend). I now have a break before my evening class. How is it that someone who is so obsessed with productivity can sit around and get upset because he didn't get an immediate response to a comment on a forum? Don't you have something else to do? Notice the teacher and professor did.
In response to your other comment, yes, there are lots of inefficiencies in public education. Perhaps, not as many as people commonly think but certainly schools could be more efficiently run. I have my children in a private, Christian school which provides a good education for a lower cost per student than public school can. However, that is because the teachers in the Christian school see their role as part of a ministry so their salaries are much lower than their public school counterparts. Since salaries are typically 75% or more of a school's budget, this is significant. Also, the school doesn't offer a lot of expensive services which the public schools are mandated to offer. While the public school administrative costs are typically unjustifiable, the inefficiencies in their operations are typically overstated.
I appreciated that you worked hard to get where you did but a lot of teachers did, too. In order for me to become qualified to become a tenure-track professor, I completed 10 years of college (3 degrees) and 6 years of that time I sacrified a full-time salary as a certified professional.
Sounds like you and only you put in more than a 16 hour day today and only worked harder than anyone on your Thesis to graduate. Please excuse while I barf!
BTW I’m still working on my March draw. Your check will come to you whether or not a Company gets paid.
You would FAIL in the Public Sector and YOU KNOW IT!
What a pompous, irresponsible remark. As it is 6:00 A.M. EST at my office, I am now taking my first break since 4:00 A.M. when I started. There will be a meeting at 7:00 you see I am preparing for now. I finished several 3D CAD drawings this morning to take to meeting.
I am glad you can afford Private school with your tenured position. I had my daughter in Private School but thought it would be better to have her trust fund larger for college.
“While the public school administrative costs are typically unjustifiable, the inefficiencies in their operations are typically overstated.”
That is pure BS. Walk into ANY Public School Administration office and you will inefficiencies times 100. Why is it that these costs are 75% of the budget and all they ever do is cry more money for students? It shouldn't take a tenured professor to answer that.
Next time you decide to lecture a mere peasant of the private sector, maybe you should get on your hands and knees and thank the Man Upstairs you are currently not part of it.
As far as my Engineering degree and continued education, I too could have more than one degree. I won't insult you by belittling your accomplishments, however Degrees are available on-line these days. Being able to design and build nuclear power plants, well there aren't many folks who can do this. Trust me. A friend of mine from MIT with a Physics PHD once told me he would rather work at a fast food chain than tenure with the elitists there. He is in aerospace designs for a private company.
Well, off to my meeting at the County (postponed until 8:00) where I have redesigned a complete chill water system that the flunkies at the county approved that would have exploded upon start up, then prove to the architect who has never built anything other than draw pretty blueprint for his tenured college professor, that the redesign will function properly and will not cause the walls to implode.
My next break should be around lunch with any luck.