tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post5483526812601878185..comments2024-01-28T03:35:51.182-05:00Comments on Reassigned Time: Some Thoughts on Finishing ThingsDr. Crazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-14051291331160667942008-05-27T09:25:00.000-04:002008-05-27T09:25:00.000-04:00Interesting post...it gives me a lot to think abou...Interesting post...it gives me a lot to think about. I can relate to much of it, especially not associating your current self with the self that wrote the article/book/whatever. However I've found I also lose some interest in finishing a class. I get all excited before the semester begins - creating or tweaking the course and enjoy getting to know this batch of students but at some point (around the 2nd half of the semester) I start to wonder what about the point of it all. This isn't about the students being bad or evil or any particular way, but, I think, about not having a tangible product. With my research there is something that exists in the world once I'm done with it but with teaching whatever happened exists in the minds of students and I have no real way of knowing what that is. I'm not sure if this makes a lot of sense...I'm still processing.Brigindohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05499279435958916161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-83912814504588788132008-05-27T00:16:00.000-04:002008-05-27T00:16:00.000-04:00My first real publication began life as a seminar ...My first real publication began life as a seminar paper in 1994. (Yes, it got revised a lot!) When did it finally appear in print? In <B>2001</B>. Career-wise, that was actually a good thing, but it was still kind of crazy. And it's still the piece for which I'm known (by the 6 people out there who aren't my friends who know my work), but it's very weird to talk to people about it, because 1) I never expect anyone to read my work - it's just what I had to do to get lines on the CV - and 2) while I think it's good and I'm proud of it, it is SO not where I am now, or where I've been research-wise, for a LONG time. It's really bizarre. <BR/><BR/>(Which is all to say, I get you on this one.)New Kid on the Hallwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982506415757771218noreply@blogger.com