publish or perish? GROAN

Post #39,676 by boxley 5/23/02 2:24:00 PM Reply	publish or perish? GROAN how many of the kinder are following the career guidance councillors who stress CS as a $career. Hopefully you will be able to beat some best practices into them. Hope also you get some hobbyists as well so you dont get that vacant mubling stare. thanx, bill TAM ARIS QUAM ARMIPOTENS
Post #39,680 by tjsinclair 5/23/02 2:37:40 PM Reply	Hence the 'terrified' The program I'd be teaching in is their M.S. in Computer Information Technology at their School for Professional Studies. The dean has already seen my resume (an earlier, not as good version at that) and is crazy about it. I've been through their faculty evaluation process (a full day of interviews, group exercises, etc.) and have been accepted as adjunct faculty (though I have yet to teach a class there). On the other hand, I can't see myself going back into industry, even as a consultant or contractor. I've found a comfort zone in academia. I really enjoy teaching, developing courses, writing documentation and papers and the freedom to conduct my courses my own way (as long as I meet the objectives). Still, this represents a step into the 'Big Time' and as such has me incredibly nervous. I know I can do really well at this, but there's always that small voice down inside that tries to tell me that I've been faking it all these years. But I have to move on. The only way to progress where I am is to go completely into administration and give up teaching. Tom Sinclair "Subverting Young Minds Since 03/13/2000"
Post #39,684 by drewk 5/23/02 2:51:58 PM Reply	We're all faking it 100% of the time If by "faking it" you mean you're operating with some level of uncertainty. Of course the only other option is to operate with 100% certainty, which is usually synonymous with "sometimes just plain wrong." As long as you can keep reasonably clear on the difference between what you know you know, what you know you don't know, and what you're not sure if you know, you'll be fine. === Microsoft offers them the one thing most business people will pay any price for - the ability to say "we had no choice - everyone's doing it that way." -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=38978\|Andrew Grygus]
Post #39,695 by tjsinclair 5/23/02 3:53:47 PM Reply	Thanks for the support Oh, I know I can handle the work. It's just that I've found academics are much more 'degree-conscious' (duh) than anyone else in the I.T. profession. Certainly, real-world experience counts for something, particularly in a highly technical field but you can only go so far with a M.S. and just about every one of your colleagues will be guaranteed to have a Ph.D. Hence my goal to complete my doctorate. (My mom has indicated that she'd be willing to finance it.) Tom Sinclair "Subverting Young Minds Since 03/13/2000"
Post #39,697 by drewk 5/23/02 3:59:53 PM Reply	Amazing what moms will finance They're just so thrilled that their kid is going for a degree. === Microsoft offers them the one thing most business people will pay any price for - the ability to say "we had no choice - everyone's doing it that way." -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=38978\|Andrew Grygus]
Post #39,712 by tjsinclair 5/23/02 5:22:37 PM Reply	Well, I've already gotten two degrees... But then again, moms say a lot of stuff to their kids. Let's see what happens when I take her up on it. <ObDisclaimer> Not that she isn't a saint, of course. </ObDisclaimer> Tom Sinclair "Subverting Young Minds Since 03/13/2000"
Post #39,721 by tonytib 5/23/02 7:07:10 PM Reply	Good for you -- we need good teachers, too
Post #39,747 by ben_tilly 5/23/02 11:14:18 PM Reply	There is a more accurate phrase... "Publish and perish the students" I believe it is due to Morris Kline in [link\|http://www.marco-learningsystems.com/pages/kline/prof.html\|Why The Professor Can't Teach]. (Highly recommended, though long.) Cheers, Ben "... I couldn't see how anyone could be educated by this self-propagating system in which people pass exams, teach others to pass exams, but nobody knows anything." --Richard Feynman

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