tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post3691137557187732089..comments2024-03-14T04:53:49.513-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: Like So Totally CoolFemale Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-91069064929305369182010-10-30T09:17:46.542-05:002010-10-30T09:17:46.542-05:00I had a similar experience recently when our depar...I had a similar experience recently when our department's freshmen learning communities were assigned to interview faculty members. It was a "get to know you" project, but it amazed me how different the students were in their depth of questions. The first two or three were interested in the basic bio and not much else. The last student (when I had just about had it with the student queries) really got me thinking with his questions. In what was a hectic week of undergraduate advising that coincided with one of my few full weeks in the office that month, I realized I couldn't imagine myself anywhere else, although what I'm doing today looks nothing like what I envisioned when I started graduate school.Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848959526388081814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-1902941020961308122010-10-29T20:51:14.293-05:002010-10-29T20:51:14.293-05:00And now he'll choose to join the slave labor f...And now he'll choose to join the slave labor force that keeps the modern science apparatus running, under the delusion that he too will have a good chance to get a job like yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-5994810687778056062010-10-29T17:48:55.417-05:002010-10-29T17:48:55.417-05:00It is true. We professors have the absolutely grea...It is true. We professors have the absolutely greatest job in the world. I want to applaud your statement that your job does not make you choose between teaching and research. I too enjoy the balance and feel privileged to teach at a place that encourages me to do both. Thank you for unmasking the false dichotomy. :-)Beach Scholarbeach scholar - http://beachscholar.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-72938075345337397722010-10-29T16:32:11.829-05:002010-10-29T16:32:11.829-05:00I had to do the same thing with a freshman enginee...I had to do the same thing with a freshman engineer exploring different departments for a project - he had great questions, and the best part was seeing his face light up as I described the various projects my colleagues work on. He seemed shocked to learn how varied our research was.. hopefully he keeps that in mind when stuck in a class he doesn't like - there are so many things one can do, STEM isn't one size fits all.<br /><br />It's so nice when one of them reminds us why our jobs are cool - it's too easy to get dragged down by the others who complain about grades, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-15724232090157437702010-10-29T09:42:56.893-05:002010-10-29T09:42:56.893-05:00Wonderful! A one-on-one conversation with a scient...Wonderful! A one-on-one conversation with a scientist and suddenly the student doesn't think science sounds so boring!Female Postdocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-41560230904819764332010-10-29T08:56:24.368-05:002010-10-29T08:56:24.368-05:00thank you. I love my job too and part of the reas...thank you. I love my job too and part of the reason is because we get to inspire students. That video that is going around "So you want to get a PhD in English or something", while it has some funny lines makes me cringe and I'm afraid it is too much a an awful stereotype.alhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627085655945039699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-7870973655141540582010-10-29T08:29:12.294-05:002010-10-29T08:29:12.294-05:00Way to inspire FSP!Way to inspire FSP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-44558605198421704422010-10-29T05:37:45.297-05:002010-10-29T05:37:45.297-05:00You are soo right. Even if we dedicate a lot of ti...You are soo right. Even if we dedicate a lot of time to complain about all the miseries of constant grading, writing grants for which the success rate is about 10%, endless committee meetings and such, being able to combine teaching and research at a University is a really wonderful job. Sometimes it is just a bit hard to remember ;) .<br /><br />AnitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-89354018217543880942010-10-29T00:38:35.490-05:002010-10-29T00:38:35.490-05:00Hello Professor :)
I have been following your blog...Hello Professor :)<br />I have been following your blog for sometime now and I really like your posts. You know I once saw a documentary, 'photographers in national geographic'. And most of them said how they balance life and work etc etc etc. A couple of them teach workshops. And one of them had a student who told him the very same words.' You have the most awesome job in town'. Guess its the same way if you enjoy your work that much<br /><br />good luk. It was pleasure reading this post<br />JWJhonny walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136053453649643071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-50994577578108910492010-10-29T00:19:36.403-05:002010-10-29T00:19:36.403-05:00The best part of the job indeed... :)The best part of the job indeed... :)Pharm Sci Gradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-74519980171557421402010-10-29T00:16:49.069-05:002010-10-29T00:16:49.069-05:00That's really neat! Moments like those make my...That's really neat! Moments like those make my days on campus worthwhile.The History Enthusiasthttp://historyenthusiast.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com