Just wanted to say thanks for posting this. It's always good to read another person's perspective.
I have read elsewhere about the "publish or perish" dilemna, where there is a lot of pressure on professors to publish, so they publish as much as they can, regardless of whether it covers new ground or actually says something new. I got the feeling that the college management pushes this, to perhaps generate money or bragging rights for the college, as well as to use it as a large measuring stick when they decide which professors to promote or grant tenure to. Also probably to use in recruiting more fee paying students and grants, etc.
Thanks for that. Although I have never been in academia, I have a BSc and a professional qualification.
My brother and sister in law both have PhD's. But it took my sister in law's husband to research on the vaccines and I doubt my sister in law would have resisted.
My brother in law and his wife took the vaxxes sadly.
Anyway, it seems to me that those who get a PhD think they have arrived whereas they have only just started on an ongoing journey of discovery. Putting Dr. in front of their names only highlights the wish to be thought of highly because of a title.
It also seems to fool the masses into accepting what people say because of their position or qualification, not because of what they are actually saying/writing.
As a Building Surveyor (now retired) I could argue putting BS in front of my name. But that could mean something else!
Just wanted to say thanks for posting this. It's always good to read another person's perspective.
I have read elsewhere about the "publish or perish" dilemna, where there is a lot of pressure on professors to publish, so they publish as much as they can, regardless of whether it covers new ground or actually says something new. I got the feeling that the college management pushes this, to perhaps generate money or bragging rights for the college, as well as to use it as a large measuring stick when they decide which professors to promote or grant tenure to. Also probably to use in recruiting more fee paying students and grants, etc.
Thanks for that. Although I have never been in academia, I have a BSc and a professional qualification.
My brother and sister in law both have PhD's. But it took my sister in law's husband to research on the vaccines and I doubt my sister in law would have resisted.
My brother in law and his wife took the vaxxes sadly.
Anyway, it seems to me that those who get a PhD think they have arrived whereas they have only just started on an ongoing journey of discovery. Putting Dr. in front of their names only highlights the wish to be thought of highly because of a title.
It also seems to fool the masses into accepting what people say because of their position or qualification, not because of what they are actually saying/writing.
As a Building Surveyor (now retired) I could argue putting BS in front of my name. But that could mean something else!