New beginnings
This is a new beginning for the Patient Scholar, the erstwhile blog of one Mike Broschinsky. I have allowed myself to be influenced by what everyone else thought a blog should be, and have not really done what I want with this blog. Let me tell you what I want.
I want this blog to be about what it’s like to be a Ph.D. student. I’ll be taking comps soon, so I’m close to the end (or not). But there is still a lot to say. Some might even be useful for future graduate students, or those who wish to be graduate students.
I want this blog to be about what it’s like to teach. I’m an adjunct at one of the local community colleges, and enjoy teaching very much. But I have a lot to learn about how to handle a class, prepare material, deal with students, and all that comes with teaching. On the other hand, I know a lot, or at least think I do.
I want this blog to be about what it’s like to be a scholar. This is a concept that I am only dimly beginning to preceive, let alone understand. One question that I need to explore is what it means to be a scholar. I’m not sure I know, nor am I sure I know what a scholar is.
Well, there you have it. This blog will be what I want it to be. If it fits a mold, great. If it doesn’t, maybe that’s even better.
