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FWST: TCU coaches, AD reduce salaries amid coronavirus pandemic
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<blockquote data-quote="satis1103" data-source="post: 2866818" data-attributes="member: 3630"><p>The balance of education versus experience that you mention is one that multiple fields face, yours being one of them. Very intelligent people can disagree on which is better or in what ratio. What is best for one industry may not be the best in another. In some fields, like I suspect yours, the practical application is more important. In others, it's detailed theoretical knowledge. I don't know that one is essentially better than the other. Depends on context.</p><p></p><p>But in my experience and having known several profs from our school personally, I don't necessarily agree with the generalization that most profs (I'm sorry, a "good portion", however you'd like to define that) don't have any experience in the field. My father for an example worked for UT Southwestern in a non-teaching position for years before TCU called. The degrees they possess allow them multiple opportunities, only one of which is teaching. It might be looked at as the easy one, and maybe why many with those qualifications gravitate to teaching over time as they get frustrated with whatever politics and irritations are in an applied field.</p><p></p><p>Are there exceptions? Absolutely. There are people who go from GA to get their doctorate and go right back into teaching. Some teach while simultaneously working on projects and research within the field. But I'd have to see actual data before I believe your generalization that a "good portion" are book-learned only. It sounds anecdotal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="satis1103, post: 2866818, member: 3630"] The balance of education versus experience that you mention is one that multiple fields face, yours being one of them. Very intelligent people can disagree on which is better or in what ratio. What is best for one industry may not be the best in another. In some fields, like I suspect yours, the practical application is more important. In others, it's detailed theoretical knowledge. I don't know that one is essentially better than the other. Depends on context. But in my experience and having known several profs from our school personally, I don't necessarily agree with the generalization that most profs (I'm sorry, a "good portion", however you'd like to define that) don't have any experience in the field. My father for an example worked for UT Southwestern in a non-teaching position for years before TCU called. The degrees they possess allow them multiple opportunities, only one of which is teaching. It might be looked at as the easy one, and maybe why many with those qualifications gravitate to teaching over time as they get frustrated with whatever politics and irritations are in an applied field. Are there exceptions? Absolutely. There are people who go from GA to get their doctorate and go right back into teaching. Some teach while simultaneously working on projects and research within the field. But I'd have to see actual data before I believe your generalization that a "good portion" are book-learned only. It sounds anecdotal. [/QUOTE]
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