Why I’m No Longer a Professor
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Why I’m No Longer a Professor
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#2I got to the part of "It wasn't giving me joy anymore" and, well... that accounts for a large portion of why anybody is no longer [fill_in_blank]. I believe circumstances make up most of the rest.
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#3Disengaging from yesteryear's institutions is not going to help them.
Best way is to force them to adapt. MOOCs seem to be the thing that will make education assess its business practices.
I wish I didn't have to refer to education as a business, but alas, the idea that you can fine-tune any organization through business cases has been perpetuated.
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#4I got to the part of "It wasn't giving me joy anymore" and, well... that accounts for a large portion of why anybody is no longer [fill_in_blank]. I believe circumstances make up most of the rest.
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#5I got to the part of "It wasn't giving me joy anymore" and, well... that accounts for a large portion of why anybody is no longer [fill_in_blank]. I believe circumstances make up most of the rest.
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#6I got to the part of "It wasn't giving me joy anymore" and, well... that accounts for a large portion of why anybody is no longer [fill_in_blank]. I believe circumstances make up most of the rest.
The first part of what you say is true, but that can result from systemic deficiencies or incompatibilities, which was the case here.
Education is notorious for having people quit due to feeling disillusioned, constrained, or opposed by the systems around it. The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers in the UK did a survey of its members in 2013 and found 84% felt demoralized with 50% having considered quitting the profession entirely in the past 12 months.
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#7I got to the part of "It wasn't giving me joy anymore" and, well... that accounts for a large portion of why anybody is no longer [fill_in_blank]. I believe circumstances make up most of the rest.
The first part of what you say is true, but that can result from systemic deficiencies or incompatibilities, which was the case here. Education is notorious for having people quit due to feeling disillusioned, constrained, or opposed by the systems around it. The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers in the UK did a survey of its members in 2013 and found 84% felt demoralized with 50% having c…
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#8Disengaging from yesteryear's institutions is not going to help them. Best way is to force them to adapt. MOOCs seem to be the thing that will make education assess its business practices. I wish I didn't have to refer to education as a business, but alas, the idea that you can fine-tune any organization through business cases has been perpetuated.
By MOOC you mean "Massive open online course" I assume?
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#9Whenever I think about teaching I generally assume I'll run into similar problems. Teaching apparently has tons of politics and strict rules.
The only thing I could think of is starting my own school but I haven't gotten myself to make that jump yet.
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#10 I saw a news article about suicides among 50-something men
in the US going up by 50%.