It can be, however, having taught in one program where the teaching load was
18 hrs, and in another one in which the teaching load was 12 hrs with the
extra responsibilities you list far exceeding those numbers, I found the
teaching, advising, and committee work stressful....but research was a
welcome relief! :)
Everyone is different, I'm not being contrary! You make a good point. Even
a Baseball player who loves playing baseball will find it
difficult/stressful at times! I really wonder what it would be like to
devote your teaching time to only 1-2 courses! wow.
On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Aimee Phillippi <aphilli...@unity.edu>wrote:
> Malcom McCallum says,"However, I personally believe that if you are getting
> a phd then you should be doing
> it in something you are interested in, in which case you will ultimately
> not find publishing all that stressful or difficult."
>
> Being interested and wanting to do research and publish is different from
> finding it stressful or difficult. If you work at a college/university
> where research is expected but you are perhaps in class/lab 12-16 hours a
> week, in committee meetings 3-5 hours a week, advising/mentoring/tutoring
> students 4-10 hours a week, prepping for your classes and labs another 8-20
> hours a week, then finding time for research (and especially publication)
> can certainly be stressful and difficult.
>
>
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