Sabbatical Leave Proposal
Abstract
As an educator in a subjective performance area, one must bring to the classroom not only the acquired skills and expected mastery of one's craft, but also a visible · energy and enthusiasm for the work. Indeed, the title of Professor describes one who professes a· fervent, knowledgeable, and persuasive belief in certain ideas or ideals. It is my view that one who cannot sustain that kind of zeal for his or her own professional life's-work has little but the mechanics of craft to share with students. Sabbatical leaves were instituted precisely to address the professionals need to do sustained research and to renew the commitment to practicing and professing. It is that fundamental ideal which underlies my proposal.
This paper has been withdrawn.
