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Unpopular opinion: Many of our national problems would be ameliorated if we just doubled the number of university professors.
My plan would involve:
1. Greatly increased public financing of universities
2. Lowering publication # requirements for profs, but (hopefully) increasing average publication quality
3. An increase in the # of undergrad spots, but not 1-for-1 with the increase in profs
1. Greatly increased public financing of universities
2. Lowering publication # requirements for profs, but (hopefully) increasing average publication quality
3. An increase in the # of undergrad spots, but not 1-for-1 with the increase in profs
This plan would accomplish:
1. Increasing total U.S. research output
2. Increasing total U.S. education levels while maintaining quality
3. Revitalizing local economies
4. Giving angry restless smart people something to do other than overthrow the government
1. Increasing total U.S. research output
2. Increasing total U.S. education levels while maintaining quality
3. Revitalizing local economies
4. Giving angry restless smart people something to do other than overthrow the government
In other words, a big expansion of university research would:
1. Increase U.S. growth
2. Make the geographic and individual distribution of U.S. growth more equal
3. Increase social harmony
1. Increase U.S. growth
2. Make the geographic and individual distribution of U.S. growth more equal
3. Increase social harmony
This idea seems unpopular. When I suggest it, most people react with shock, disgust, etc. But it's a good plan no matter how you slice it. It's going to take me a while to figure out just why this good plan arouses such negative reactions.
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Oh, addendum: I am not counting adjuncts as professors. I mean only tenure-track professors engaged in active university-supported research.
