tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post2732048155103320996..comments2024-03-27T02:24:30.591-07:00Comments on Get a Life, PhD: The Scholar’s Dilemma: Is there a tradeoff between productivity and the measured cultivation of ideas?Tanya Golash-Bozahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-64260851079924725042012-11-24T16:58:28.336-08:002012-11-24T16:58:28.336-08:00I appreciate these ideas as well. I have been work...I appreciate these ideas as well. I have been working on applying to grad school in literature and have ironically stopped the cycle of reading and writing, to discover that without the writing to accompany reading, one is robbed of the growth that comes from this encounter. As an educator, a field where reading and writing are often hard to find time to do erstwhile some reflection would serve the kids and the teacher well, one tool I have picked up is to locate oneself in relationship to a new idea, person, or text in terms of being a LEARNER. I use Bloom's Taxonomy of learning http://ww2.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm and ask myself: Where am I at in relationship to this 10 texts I am reading (it can come to be that many some times!). Which of these relationships should I choose to pursue? What stage of knowledge have I reached with regard to this? What level of knowledge can I reasonably expect to get to with regard to this text or that one? At a time of transition in knowledge acquisition- going from being a STUDENT of knowledge to being a PRACTITIONER of knowledge as a scholar- one may find support in learning theory through a kind of reassessment of one's relationships to texts.Deborah Boudreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468818919131577894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-88712800320390949042012-10-30T14:04:50.534-07:002012-10-30T14:04:50.534-07:00I really enjoy your article. I wish I could do tha...I really enjoy your article. I wish I could do that. I have been in a "writer's block" for more than 2 years and desperate for finding the solution. What I do is just reading and reading. Every time I start writing, my mind is looking for something else that might be interesting. It ended me up reading news, how-to articles, etc. It has been excruciating me night and day. If you have any suggestion, I would be very grateful hannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-69259896947064485242012-10-29T12:07:07.657-07:002012-10-29T12:07:07.657-07:00Is this something you'd like to change?Is this something you'd like to change?Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-50922394081554968732012-10-26T23:14:25.344-07:002012-10-26T23:14:25.344-07:00Very interesting post. I also like writing. And ha...Very interesting post. I also like writing. And have also been so well trained from such an early age to Get Things Done that in a certain way I feel I have often not actually undertaken research or intellectual activity, but rather gathered material that supported insights and written it up. I realize that does resemble research and can get good publications, but it isn't really quite the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-23660439571528390662012-09-13T22:18:27.125-07:002012-09-13T22:18:27.125-07:00For me, most of the good ideas for future works co...For me, most of the good ideas for future works comes into my mind while I'm writing down something with a pen and paper or on the computer. That's why I always prefer writing whatever a research paper or a blog post without any pain.Asanka P. Sayakkarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397677684978919716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-54930854212088269092012-09-05T15:13:33.503-07:002012-09-05T15:13:33.503-07:00Marie,
Usually I find editors via recommendations ...Marie,<br />Usually I find editors via recommendations from people who have used them in the past. I just came across this list: http://www.umass.edu/ctfd/scholarly/editors.shtml<br /><br />I am still thinking of using the developmental editor, and will write about it afterwards!<br />Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-64493880636086384972012-09-05T15:11:41.237-07:002012-09-05T15:11:41.237-07:00Priscilla,
I have participated in writing groups. ...Priscilla,<br />I have participated in writing groups. Here's a great post that describes various ones: http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/summer/summer2Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-9550789369517388922012-09-05T06:15:34.279-07:002012-09-05T06:15:34.279-07:00I'd be interested to hear if you find working ...I'd be interested to hear if you find working with a developmental editor helpful, and who you find to work with. In fact, a piece about how to find a good editor would be incredibly helpful to me! I know you have a list of editors you worked with in the past (and thank you for that!), but how did you find them, and if you needed to find new editors, how would you go about doing that?<br />Thanks for a great and inspirational blog!<br />(Marie)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-2594858745869368832012-09-05T05:56:36.894-07:002012-09-05T05:56:36.894-07:00I like that you make the distinction that sitting ...I like that you make the distinction that sitting with ideas "does not mean avoiding writing or delaying sending off drafts and polished pieces." I know that I am sometimes guilty of not even beginning to write and I think that I am cultivating ideas when in reality, I am really procrastinating. I am interested in the idea of writing groups. Have you participated in one before? How do they serve you as a writer?<br /><br />I hope you find the continued joy of writing as you craft your next book.Priscilla Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347512809880866626noreply@blogger.com