tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post5175239909003523395..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Sunday Morning Snippets - Jiawei Shen, bogans and social change, our universities and the pleasure of positive responsesJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-14466181095292040202008-08-11T18:36:00.000+10:002008-08-11T18:36:00.000+10:00No, Neil, some of those who use the word are indee...No, Neil, some of those who use the word are indeed not being thoughtless. I'm not sure that this isn't worse! I had forgotten your earlier post!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-40846445017593198082008-08-11T18:34:00.000+10:002008-08-11T18:34:00.000+10:00Thanks, LE. There are a few nuances in your commen...Thanks, LE. There are a few nuances in your comment that are worthy of a post response. But not tonight!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-72826498596267563212008-08-10T17:20:00.000+10:002008-08-10T17:20:00.000+10:00Oh dear yes, Jim. I am also fractious when the wor...Oh dear yes, Jim. I am also fractious when the word "bogan" surfaces, though I have to concede I have been known to over-react. Those who use the word are not always being malicious -- but it does connote self-satisfaction on the part of the user, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>But I grew up among "bogans", when I come to think about it.<BR/><BR/>Back in September 2005 I blogged on <A HREF="http://ninglundecember.wordpress.com/2005/09/14/more-of-the-same-on-bogans-present-and-past/" REL="nofollow">More of the same; on bogans present and past.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-5345396045447934822008-08-10T12:40:00.000+10:002008-08-10T12:40:00.000+10:00Great post, Jim. I think one of the things which t...Great post, Jim. I think one of the things which turns people off academia these days is the sheer volume of administrative tasks and the constant pressure to get grants and publish papers (when one is overwhelmed by administration!). Also I'm sure you're right that the pay puts some people off when they can make far more in private practice.<BR/><BR/>As you rightly say, creating some kind of academic "factory" where students are churned through is ultimately unproductive. It doesn't result in student satisfaction. Indeed, when students are paying such a high price for a service, they rightly demand that it be a quality experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com