tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post5972555725120330416..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: On Being a Professor Who’s More Teacher than ScholarCord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-60853083034697340042015-10-13T08:20:06.874-04:002015-10-13T08:20:06.874-04:00Thank you for taking the time of sharing this expe...Thank you for taking the time of sharing this experience that many of us relate to. When working with undergraduate and graduate students, I try to broaden their horizon by helping them imagine a future outside of academia. The unfortunate consequence of the elitism of the academic system is that we often present as failure leaving the system to take a job outside of academia. We make it known to students that only the best undergrads will make it to graduate programs. Graduate students know that only the best of them will get faculty positions. As teachers, it is important to help them develop a personal project aligned with their talents, aspiration, and personality. We need to foster a journey of self-discovery that is not tainted by our personal aspirations. This soul searching process is necessary to develop not only the next generation of outstanding teachers and scholars but also executives and leaders our country will need to face the challenges of tomorrow. Jean Peccoudhttp://www.peccoud.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-69010191302765272662015-10-09T08:55:42.863-04:002015-10-09T08:55:42.863-04:00Thank you for a wonderful post! Not only fascinati...Thank you for a wonderful post! Not only fascinating (I had no idea of the origins of figure skating!) but also so, so important as a reminder that while research is at the center of a professor's work, teaching can be at the heart of it. Indeed, the most memorable professors in my personal trajectory have always been those who married their teaching and research into a synergistic performance of their professional duties--the Debi Thomases and Scott Hamills of the academic world who marry their technique with their passion, and the kind of professor I have trained to become. Melissahttps://melissaridleyelmes.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com