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From: lumsdon@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Lumsdon)
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Subject: Re: Academia vs. Industry (for CS PhDs)
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Date: 16 Jul 90 22:26:02 GMT
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In article <9518@hacgate.UUCP> yamauchi@aic.dpl.scg.hac.com (Brian Yamauchi) writes:
>        I'd like to start a thread on what is undoubtedly one of the
>most often asked questions in grad school (at least in CS) -- "Are you
>planning to go into academia or industry?"  To narrow this question
>down to a manageable size, by "academia" I mean a tenure-track
>position at a good research university and by "industry" I mean a
>position as a researcher at a top industrial lab.

Are you sure that you want to narrow your definition of academia to
"a good research university"? If teaching really turns you on, why not
teach at a school attended by 'less prepared' students. Helping a disadvantaged
student learn a skill that can be used to support his/herself and family
might give you a big charge.

My mother is not in the CS field. One of the jobs that she enjoyed most
was teaching nursing. Many of the students were working as nurse's aids,
and earning an RN diploma raised their pay scale by at least $4.00 per
hour (in the early 70s). She found it very rewarding to tutor struggling
students, and to have a real impact on their lives. Yes, she also found
it rewarding to teach the smarter ones :-) My mother didn't burn out;
she wasn't so good at politics. She eventually took a 12-month job elsewhere.

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