Date:  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 09:56:40 -0400

From:  Wayne Glowka <wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.GAC.PEACHNET.EDU>

Subject: Re: Masters programs and beyond



>>>1) I have to convince my father that Grad School is worth it... I am

>>>  really interested in Linguistics, which would be my choice for

>>>  a masters, and perhaps a doctorate degree. However, my father, the

>>>  ultimate pragmatist, wants to know what the hell I'd do with the

>>>  degree... aside from teach. I said research, but I really couldn't

>>>  give him a good answer... Anyone have any ideas?

>>

>>So what's wrong with teaching? It sure beats working.

>>

>>

>>Wayne Glowka

>>Professor of English

>>Director of Research and Graduate Student Services

>>Georgia College

>>Milledgeville, GA 31061

>>912-453-4222

>>wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mail.gac.peachnet.edu

>

>Hold it, Wayne! I need to answer this one, too. After this sixty hour

>week, no pay for four months, and a twenty hour weekend of work ahead, I

>must say that if our inquirer above wants to teach, he must be prepared

>give many hours of life for a very small stack of our current medium of

>exchange.  I have delivered newspapers (11-12), flipped burgers (13-15),

>bagged groceries (16-18), worked in a factory (18 [summer]), been in sales,

>taught public school, worked all areas of radio, and _must_ say teaching on

>the college level takes the most energy, dedication, and self-discipline.

>I know you were being light-hearted, but it's been a long month (and this

>medium is about the only place I have time to take a moment to say hi to

>you even though you're two doors down the hall).

>

>David



I have done all of the above except for teach public school and be a radio

personality, and I still think teaching beats working. Hi, by the way.



Wayne