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Whenever I teach large lower-level courses, I have at least one. Occasionally more, but one for sure, and it’s usually just the one. The student who requires more mental real-estate than the rest of the giant class put together. The one this semester isn’t too bad; he’s not as demanding as some I had in
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Show of hands: How many academics actually consider professional-society memberships to be useful? I recently renewed my memberships of two professional societies. They were not cheap. For one of the societies, I do not remember ever having had a real use for the membership. Ever. I understand that for people outside academia these memberships perhaps
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The new semester started and the return of routine is somewhat invigorating. I need to get back to exercise; it fell somewhat by the wayside during the winter break. I spend a lot of time interacting with undergraduates this semester. Basically, three days of my workweek go into teaching or teaching-related contact and activities. I have
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Go read and say hi: http://academicinfiltration.wordpress.com/
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I have been battling low-level pissiness for months now and I think I have finally figured out (sort of) what’s bothering me. I am so sick and tired of people wanting stuff from me. Time, energy, expertise, good will, various accommodations. I had more than one graduate students in the past couple of years go
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Happy Festivus! I hope everyone has recovered from the relatives and/or overeating and is back to a more-or-less regular schedule. Traditionally, the first week of January is the blog delurking week… So without further ado, I give you… The Belated 2018 Blog Delurking Week (Jan 7-13, 2018)! Please stop by to say ‘hi’ in the comments,
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This has been a good year. I have been battling with what’s probably a midlife crisis, trying to find ways to scratch an amorphous itch… To feed the hunger for something new and meaningful. WORK Work has been OK, but it’s definitely been far less fulfilling than in the past. I think boredom inevitably settles
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Happy holidays to all! I am sooooo enjoying this winter break, it feels decadent. We aren’t doing much: chilling out, watching movies, reading, playing with electronics, cuddling, having friends over. Some of us are writing and editing stories. All of us repeat how glad we are that we don’t have to go to school or
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The way science is funded in the US — in short, highly uncertain federal grants — prevents the scientists from doing their best work, stifles creativity, contributes to burnout in more ways than one, and drags the whole enterprise down. What struck me recently is how bored I am with much of my work. If
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