Do What You Love, Part Two
Nov. 21st, 2019 09:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingI know I sound like a special snowflake for saying this, and I apologize in advance, but I love reading and studying and learning. I also enjoy academic writing kind of a whole lot, like probably an unhealthy amount to be honest.
I don’t mind teaching, and sometimes I even have a really good time doing it. I’m very lucky to be able to say that every single one of my students is a brilliant shining star, and it’s an honor and pleasure to be able to help smart and creative people find good jobs and follow their dreams.
But dear lord I cannot deal with university politics, and like. So many professors are such godawful people? For no real stakes and no real reason??
I’m losing faith in the notion that students are actually getting anything from their degrees, and it’s disheartening to see minority students and faculty get fucked over while universities bend over backwards to celebrate ~diversity~ on their glossy brochures. Given how much debt students have to take on, and given how unhappy everyone in higher education seems to be all the time, this entire enterprise is starting to seem borderline unethical to me.
I don’t mind teaching, and sometimes I even have a really good time doing it. I’m very lucky to be able to say that every single one of my students is a brilliant shining star, and it’s an honor and pleasure to be able to help smart and creative people find good jobs and follow their dreams.
But dear lord I cannot deal with university politics, and like. So many professors are such godawful people? For no real stakes and no real reason??
I’m losing faith in the notion that students are actually getting anything from their degrees, and it’s disheartening to see minority students and faculty get fucked over while universities bend over backwards to celebrate ~diversity~ on their glossy brochures. Given how much debt students have to take on, and given how unhappy everyone in higher education seems to be all the time, this entire enterprise is starting to seem borderline unethical to me.
