If you've wondered how the major, prestigious universities choose their faculty you may have encountered the title phrase: "Publish or Perish." Gaining reputation in academia requires one to expound upon their theories, their philosophy, their research, their life work or their studies. The writings offer insight into the qualification of the individual. When the publications are evaluated, the individual can be judged.
Given that principle, we find this today:
Deathless Prose?
It offers critical insight into the criteria of the University of Illinois/Chicago. They sought an academic to teach the principles of elementary education and they hired the guy who wrote that. Sure sounds to me like the sort I would want inculcating values in the next generation of teachers to mold the minds of American children. And they hired his wife as well!
The relevance to the Presidential election today is discussed as well at Zombie Time. Take a few minutes from your busy day to read it.
One can only ask ruefully why the booboisie of mainstream America doesn't get it.
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