File this one under "wrong thing to read at 7:15 AM on a Sunday morning while taking 10 minute break from overdue grading".
At some level, it's actually an interesting question and an interesting illustration of questions of consumer and producer preferences, supply and demand for labor, even technology and productivity. My reaction may be predictable, but just to state the obvious: I think the logic in this article does not capture much about W&L.
I do suppose I could be persuaded to act in accordance with the assumptions in this article. I may cap my office hours and interactions with students outside of class at a maximum of 3 hours per week. (This includes during weeks when papers are due.) I will refrain from comment on how courses might differ under the preparation assumptions. Also, I am well aware there are indeed many ways to make my grading more efficient. Most of them would require less work of me and (I would argue) less learning for you. In other words: a win-win! Woohoo!
But then, isn't my reaction to be expected from laborers who seek protection, instinctively resist greater productivity, and object to the extraction of the value (if any) they create?
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