tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post6087080655744200918..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Why go to graduate school? Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-80764419747871808032015-01-25T09:51:56.856-06:002015-01-25T09:51:56.856-06:00Ah, if only! Academia is so disappointing.!Ah, if only! Academia is so disappointing.!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10508923926137038435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-10413393913032451042014-12-31T20:12:59.487-06:002014-12-31T20:12:59.487-06:00Well, that is what I said when I went to graduate ...Well, that is what I said when I went to graduate school, but the majority of people who go in humanities apparently really, really want teaching jobs (not tenure at Princeton, but stable teaching jobs) and are only doing the PhD for that reason, and have a terrible time in graduate school that they are only undertaking so as to get that teaching job. From this POV the truth of the article does Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com