Do one with musician or singer or artist! Really underlines how fucked up the advice is IMHO.
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Replying to @o_guest
Don't get me wrong, we should interact with other sectors in meaningful ways, but yeah this is a bit patronising.
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Replying to @o_guest @JCSkewesDK
To be fair, I know zero successful artists or musicians who at some point didn't work other jobs, while the same isn't true for many academics. I think it's valuable to have done other things. That said, fully agreed that the article's argument is patronizing & poorly thought out
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Replying to @psmaldino @o_guest
Totally valid. But I think the most important thing is those other things need to be specific to the individual's career, if necessary. And there is already so much non-academic work in academia anyway, once you get to a certain level of seniority.
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So just getting out to get out is a waste. The Ivory Tower is dead and the university is a neoliberal institution like most others now. Also sympathic to the point about keeping up with progress in industry, but there are so many productive ways to do that.
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Replying to @JCSkewesDK @o_guest
My prior is that, conditional on no other information, academics are better at their job and as competent humans when they've had job experience outside academia. I know great people/scientists who don't fit that, so I'm not saying it's necessary, just that it often helps.
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So I don't really agree with the "it's got to be relevant to your career" thing. In terms of the THE piece, the suggestion that some sort of mandatory off campus training program is necessary every 3-5 years is idiotic.
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So it's a balance thing? I can go with something along these lines, but also think you can get something like this shifting between institutions/roles within academia.
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Replying to @JCSkewesDK @o_guest
My reaction was to counter the idea that it wouldn't be a good thing for academics to have experience outside academia. But I am not suggesting anything specific or prescribed. I totally agree you can get a lot out of shifting roles within an institution.
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I do have some experience outside academia but I don't think it really helps me be a better teacher.
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