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1. openjob Says:
   February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

   complete a degree and the start to find a job phd master is a waste of time only is useful if you want to do that in another country learning other language like english, spanish ecc ….

2. kikuchiyo77 Says:
   February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

   Better treatment by admin doesn’t exist at any level. Put it out of your head, seriously.

3. SoberInsanity Says:
   February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

   PhD in language? Go for a real field, like business or science.

4. goback3spaces Says:
   February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

   I agree with philosphermarti. Take the degree with the purpose of learning. I work as a proofreader in a print shop, but I write plays and I love Greek drama. Specifically, my favoriate play is IPHEGENIA IN TAURUS by Euripides. I have to believe that there are others like myself, who want to learn, and who might enrich the world without the “tenure” that seems to be the holy grail of grad students looking for a career.

5. utuber001001 Says:
   February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

   good video

6. utuber001001 Says:
   February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

   good video

7. gentedelquintosol12 Says:
   February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

   I want to start a DLitt et Phil or PhD programme in 2009. I am doing this not to make money (I sell food) but for personal development. The idea is to be an educated, refined person. If money is a consideration, why not go get a JD, MBA, or MD degree? I think if one really enjoys what they do (whatever it is) the money will come.

8. Dorfeld12 Says:
   February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

   Jesus, Socrates, and Kierkegaard probably didnt have a car payment either. I love to teach, but I also have to pay my bills. As an adjunct, I could not.

9. philosophermarti Says:
   February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

   I found this video by accident, but let me tell you that I agree with you. I strongly believe in having that attitude of learning. I am going to a Graduate Program not to have a MA degree, but because I want and desire to learn. I also like to be a teacher because I lke to be a positive role model for my students. I am not a hero, but I would love to help students and to be a positive influence to them. I care less about a degree. As you said, Socrates didnt have a PhD, but we know he was great.

10. Jitpring Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Notice TOILETLOG’S philistine focus on the purely utilitarian. Such is the Brave New World.

11. glenzhere2 Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    PS, I have empathy, as I live on the brink of financial disaster myself…again, however, possibly leave part-time university teaching/looking for a tenure track position/search behind, and look at grades 5-12…you may be surprised of how you can affect that student’s life…and be content doing it…and be treated better by administrators…

12. glenzhere2 Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Ph.D.’s in the humanities should complete their Ph.D.’s with the attitude of learning, and whether one is an elementary teacher, high school, or university, a student is a student…do you want to touch that life? Some famous teachers who did not have classrooms–Jesus, Socrates, and Kierkegaard…Ph.D., University of Wales…and yes, I taught 5/6 grades for 13 years, high school for 1.5 years, and university for 6

13. piotrman26 Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Totally agree with this view of the pyramid system.

    *But* (and I’m not saying this is how it should be bu how it is) if you haven’t gone to a big famous school for your advanced degree you’re not “doing all the things right” as she says. In English there are fifteen schools at most in the US that it is at all pragmatic to get your PhD from.

14. scienterprize Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Poor PhD students… perhaps stay in academia

15. lguerrrr Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Y2ANJ is right. I am doing a PhD in business. Business administration is the fastest growing major in most universities and usually the only faculty that makes money. Guess what? It is a demand and supply issue. I only know of two grads from my program who are making less than $100,000 (out of about 15 recent grads). They are both employed on tenure-track positions and making over $70K.
    It’s not exploitation is lack of awareness from students and lack of honesty from the department.

16. StatisticsQuest Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    When I entered my Ph.D. program (mass comm.) at a major research university, I did not know that the job market was so bleak. I found out much later.

    I ended up teaching in a small college in Georgia in a city with 5000 people, at a ridiculous salary. I see at least 5 rebel flags a day. Although it is a tenure track position, I have had a miserable experience.

    I have accepted a new tenure track position at a new college, in the same city as my family. I am one of the lucky ones.

17. kylekip Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    brains and beauty too!

18. TOILETLOG Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    i think the mistake here is majoring in some critically important and desperately needed subject like “english.” screw computers or medicine, let’s hear about 20th century authors. lol.

    tenure? welcome to the real world where 99.9% of workers have no job-security concept like “tenure” in their life.

19. declantynan Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    One has to look at the acceptance process by Universities; In Ireland it is based on
    1)On Grades
    2)Attitude, Ability and relevance
    3)It is free, i.e. the fees are paid and a living allowance is supplied by the state

    Therefore the individual is free and responsible for the merit of the work

20. MarcBousquet Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Usually, I don’t reply to user comments, except to ban the uncivil. But it’s worth noting, Y2ANJ, whoever you are, that mathematicians, scientists, engineers and even physicians are all experiencing this kind of exploitation–not just humanities types.

21. Y2ANJ Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Sorry but this country needs more engineers, doctors, mathematicians, scientists, etc… not more humanities professors, lawyers, etc… Shouldn’t complain about not getting a tenure track position when you know going in that the job market for such positions is scarce.

22. wandtkeworld Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    The sad thing is that if schools only accepted the amount of 20th century literature PhD students that would fill the needs of higher education in the future, 75% of the already small tenured faculty in this field would be out of a job. Most people I knew who went into such fields had ambitons of writing themselves – or simply teaching secondary school for which you would be quite qualified and make a reasonable salary – and probably have an opportunity to impact more individuals.

23. SCOOTERBALLUSA Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Congress has betrayed us allowing our institutions to go south and to southeast asia.
    Can you Say ” Cultural Treason”.

24. Goscelin Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Here’s the point: these working conditions harm everyone who is not already rich. There are more than enough jobs to go around — those classes the adjuncts teach have to be taught by someone. What you are seeing in the video is a decline in the quality of instruction. If you had to choose between the products of a gourmet chef and teenager at McDonald’s who will spit in your food, which would you choose? Exactly, you are forced to choose the one you can afford.

25. zcat18 Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Interesting video. I’m a first-year PhD student in Communication. I have a master’s in East Asian language and culture (largely equivalent to history with a language requirement) and decided to go back to Communication for doctoral work, because the tenure-track hiring ratio for history is 500:1, as opposed to roughly 2:1 in Comm. It might be a less “prestigious” field, but it is a far more employable degree, both in and out of academia.

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