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credentialism
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cre·den·tial·ism  (kr-dnsh-lzm)
n.
Overemphasis on diplomas or degrees in giving jobs or conferring social status: "Neo-liberalism made useful points in its critique of vested interests, of bureaucratic follies [and] of credentialism" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)


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In the end, more credentialist hoops failed to capture what matters most to good teaching: the actual ability to convey knowledge in the classroom.
It's an opportune time, if there ever was one, to cut through the credentialist kudzu and recognize that not every good teacher is good at research, and not every good researcher is good at teaching.
 
 
 
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