I read this before giving my talk today (but too close to it to be able to work it into it at all). The argument presented is that participating in public education - what I would call 'supporting everyday learning' - is harmful, first, because public contributions are not peer reviewed, and second, because these are not recognized for academic advancement and promotion. And I could certainly say that my observation not just today but through the course of my career is that there isn't much interest on the part of academics in talking to anyone other than each other - and maybe students in classrooms, if the have to. But I also don't find that situation acceptable, and I've tried for many years to warn those teaching in colleges and universities that there will come a time when they need the public's support and it won't be there because they haven't done enough to earn it.
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