tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6619438966476975630..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Shooting Fish in a Barrel?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79601210400686756932015-04-01T17:53:17.705-04:002015-04-01T17:53:17.705-04:00A bird in the hand beats a turd under the foot.A bird in the hand beats a turd under the foot.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9882098922105503312015-04-01T13:27:40.482-04:002015-04-01T13:27:40.482-04:00Oh, I blew it--I read Prudie's advice first, a...Oh, I blew it--I read Prudie's advice first, and it's about what I would have said.<br /><br />To my (math) grad students I say there are many non-academic jobs these days for people with advanced math training, and that they should at least become informed about those while still in grad school. And they would still be doing something intellectually challenging, and in many cases Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30325842287521538462015-03-31T21:31:25.127-04:002015-03-31T21:31:25.127-04:00A: Before I even go to read Prudie's advice, I...A: Before I even go to read Prudie's advice, I predict that she is way too wordy and likes to play tricks with low-brow puns and double-entendres. I find her almost unreadable.<br /><br />B: What precisely did you intend to do with your degree in English literature?? Be a book?<br /><br />C: Take the job with benefits. Teach online. Write a book on the weekends. Post to CM in the evenings.Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89371709535696521242015-03-31T21:20:34.937-04:002015-03-31T21:20:34.937-04:00Dear Two Roads: Quit while you're ahead. Even...Dear Two Roads: Quit while you're ahead. Even if you go on and earn a Ph.D. in English Literature, it is very unlikely that you'll get a permanent job teaching it. Much more likely is that you'll teach basic composition as an adjunct, with no guarantee of a permanent position even doing that. Which sounds very much like the position you are considering taking.<br /><br />So take the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.com