Faculty Member

I have very mixed views about being a faculty member. Although I have enjoyed many aspects of lecturing and how the university is set up, I do have many issues concerning being a faculty. I feel that in most instances, faculty has been extremely critical in my field over petty differences. Whether it be views of research, or views of teaching; I have felt that it has been more politics within the department rather than the actual education of students. I feel like the goal is common but I also feel that the approach is very different and sometimes controversial the way we handle education. I enjoy my classes, and I enjoy academia, but I would like to see some consistency and commonality within the purpose and/or goals of education