tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31602017.post705298256101331985..comments2023-10-10T12:31:55.576-04:00Comments on The Mouse's Nest: The ivory tower's back doorMousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14704189465052882543noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31602017.post-2335944486088174242007-04-14T22:40:00.000-04:002007-04-14T22:40:00.000-04:00I'm definitely not blind to how work loads get shi...I'm definitely not blind to how work loads get shifted depending on your location. I suppose one thing that predisposes me towards the smaller schools, and even back into junior/high school, is that I really thrive on student interaction and would rather spend my time going over their work than my own (obscure) research.Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704189465052882543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31602017.post-21937108008796846342007-04-14T09:46:00.000-04:002007-04-14T09:46:00.000-04:00This got me thinking about the very bad experience...This got me thinking about the very bad experience I had with grad programs in the sciences. I won't even get started other than to say my advisor FREAKED when one of his grad students applied to teacher's college.<BR/>Now I am really sitting on the fence wondering if I am cut out for Phd work. I am lucky that I get the best of many aspects of what you describe as I work at a private high school where many of the teachers have Phds. There are pros and cons of working everywhere. I hate it when profs, advisors etc act like one lifestyle is right for everyone.moplanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998309937928231527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31602017.post-84893424488182454942007-04-11T10:19:00.000-04:002007-04-11T10:19:00.000-04:00It's funny but back when I was in a PhD program so...It's funny but back when I was in a PhD program so many of the grad students did not want careers in the colleges b/c the teaching load was unbearably high (not b/c they didn't enjoy teaching). They hoped for balance in their lives rather than having to grade papers non-stop--morning, evening, night and weekends. Now I am married to a professor at a small university. In the end, I don't know if there is balance to be had on either side of the fence. It is my understanding though that at least in Canada colleges have adjusted their course load requirements over the last decade or so such that the teaching/marking load is not quite as overwhelming as it once was.<BR/><BR/>Oh and catching up here: love the cake.Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.com