tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post7523412052323260059..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: More on BermanJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-32001658455255258132012-11-07T11:38:21.696-06:002012-11-07T11:38:21.696-06:00As I point out last year when you went at Berman, ...<a href="http://secondlanguage.blogspot.dk/2011/12/professional-human.html" rel="nofollow">As I point out last year</a> when you went at Berman, it's ironic that at the very same time the MLA is rethinking doctoral education in the humanities as a kind of professional training program, the business schools are rethinking their undergraduate programs on a liberal arts model.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-84506989203797139552012-11-07T10:31:28.734-06:002012-11-07T10:31:28.734-06:00I'm glad you agree. It confirms my intuition ...I'm glad you agree. It confirms my intuition and experience. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-85107019480261245502012-11-07T10:26:01.333-06:002012-11-07T10:26:01.333-06:00My illumination for the day is that in fact most p...My illumination for the day is that in fact most people do not do the PhD to do reserach but to "teach college." <br /><br />(I have come to this conclusion because it explains why people are so research avoidant and also why we advise them to go anywhere and take any teaching job.)<br /><br />I think Berman's scheme is to give PhDs to the people who would have MAs and then put themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com