Kat KolasaNov 29, 2022
Scott Barolo

If you accomplished ~anything~ academically during the pandemic, such as:

• submitted an application
• earned a degree
• passed a class
• did research
• learned something
• taught somebody
• submitted a manuscript
• stuck with it
• changed course
• set healthy boundaries
• figured out what works for you
• helped a colleague

you did it in Very Hard Mode, and I salute you!

If you got your butt kicked, you’re not alone 💜

@academicchatter

Nov 28, 2022 at 5:16pmWeb
Show threadScott BaroloJul 1, 2023
@academicchatter looking at the list of people who boosted this is a great way to find new academics to follow.
Show threadMetalhead84Nov 28, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter I did my healthcare job 😂
No time to do a degree
Show threadSteve GisselbrechtNov 28, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter I needed to see this.
Show threadAdrian L H GrahamNov 29, 2022
@stevegis_ssg @sbarolo @academicchatter me, too. I'm still, presently, getting my butt kicked. 😮‍💨
Show threadSteve GisselbrechtNov 29, 2022
@UUXMNR @sbarolo @academicchatter YOU GOT THIS
Show threadI’d rather be a birdDec 1, 2022
@UUXMNR @stevegis_ssg @sbarolo @academicchatter I learned how to play the guitar, had several meltdowns and managed to keep both my marriage and my job.
Show threadregphuntNov 28, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter I learned about more liquor stores in my area, does that count?
Show threadScott BaroloNov 28, 2022
@regphunt @academicchatter all knowledge has equal value
Show threadregphuntNov 28, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter Bless you. I studied very hard.
Show threadBenn BerkleyNov 28, 2022

@sbarolo @academicchatter @robinshipton

* won #NaNoWrimo in 2020 & 2021
* completed three writing projects (two of them I got money for)
* taught myself how to use #DazStudio

…all while the earth has been a pathogen-filled flaming dumpster. And I’m only getting started.✊🏾

Show threadjust.interestedNov 28, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter
My nephew passed the bar.
I am still in awe!
For my part, planted a semi-successful tomato garden.
Show threadAnnaNov 28, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter I did all those things during the pandemic! And I am a new person because of it 😎
Show threadHannahCrazyhawkNov 29, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter Thank you for this. 🌼
Show threadSkyler BlueNov 29, 2022

@sbarolo @academicchatter

Lets see, what did I do during the pandemic?
- Graduated high school, started university (Mechanical Engineering)
- Actually learned h ow to study and keep up with classes
- Started doing research (Systems engineering)
- Passed some classes, dropped a class, and got used to the fact that I can't get a 4.0 like I did in high school
- Submitted an abstract and began writing a conference paper
- ...and more?

Thanks for the support, I think I needed to hear this.

Show threadMark W. AlexanderNov 29, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter
I started water flossing daily. Does that count?
Show threadCATdogDec 1, 2022
@AnonymooseGuy @sbarolo @academicchatter this is excellent, I wish I had picked up better habits!
Show threaddevoirNov 29, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter I did all of these 🤩 thank you for the acknowledgment…I also had many shitty days.
Show threadelizabeth veldonNov 29, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter I submitted two applications and got accepted for both, I decided to wait for a year and started in 2022.
Show threadelizabeth veldonNov 29, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter (while being a 'key worker')
Show threadAnastasia Boffin-SupremeNov 29, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter Thank you, I really needed this. I did teach (at uni), but I also quit academia (should that be a hashtag? "Why I #QuitAcademia "?) during the pandemic, because I just couldn't do it anymore. Academia was killing me.
Show threadAndrea IdiniNov 29, 2022
@asajonsen @sbarolo @academicchatter sorry to hear that. Was there something about the Swedish (?) system specifically or more was not what you wanted in life?
Show threadAnastasia Boffin-SupremeNov 29, 2022
@nuclearidini @sbarolo @academicchatter Faults in the system. I taught academic writing (all levels) and loved it. However, due to decades of bad political decisions, universities in Sweden are now filled with students who lack both necessary prior knowledge for their chosen field and basic language skills. In the end, I had to deal exclusively with frustrated students who wanted quick fixes for skills it would have taken them years to achieve.
Show threadAndrea IdiniNov 30, 2022

@asajonsen @sbarolo @academicchatter It is interesting to consider your perspective. My impression is that Swedish students are relatively well prepared, also in the academic writing. You have better and worse performers, but most of my students are able to write a manuscript in English and need relatively few stylistic corrections! Even in England it wasn't as smooth!

Which coort where you studying, if you don't mind me asking?

Show threadAnastasia Boffin-SupremeNov 30, 2022
@nuclearidini @sbarolo @academicchatter I have worked for 15 years, Swedish academic writing mostly, 3 different universities. Teacher training programs, medical students, business, engineering programs, etc. Lectures, workshops, and individual advice. English language programs are not as poor, and bigger universities (such as Lund) attract students who are slightly better prepared academically, especially in the scientific field.
Show threadAnastasia Boffin-SupremeNov 30, 2022
@nuclearidini @sbarolo @academicchatter
If you speak Swedish, I really recommend this documentary:
https://urplay.se/program/217798-skrivglappet
It shows just what I'm talking about, and a few of my old colleagues are interviewed.
Skrivglappet | UR Play

Tv-dokumentär. Om ungas bristande skrivförmåga - både bland studenter och ute i arbetslivet. Och om orsakerna till det.

urplay.se
Show threadScott BaroloNov 29, 2022
@asajonsen ❤️‍🩹
Show threadMTProfNerdNov 30, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter took my first job in higher education in Fall 2019, also coordinating my entire program while trying to learn how to be a prof. Trying to figure the most basic things out and BAM! Covid. Still bewildered and wondering, "is this normal?" SMH.
Show threadSteven Losco | he/theyNov 30, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter the pandemic got me back to academia/research indirectly through attending a post bacc to be an md. But applied to PhD work this fall for next fall.
Show threadNick Gorton, MDDec 1, 2022

@sbarolo @academicchatter
1) was an ER and primary care doc in a global pandemic
2) gained 10 lbs and got diabetes 2 (turns out working too much and eating your feelings while doing 1 is not healthy)
3) lost 40 lbs and controlled the diabetes with diet/exercise
4) didn't get COVID or die
5) learned to set better boundaries at work

So I'm feeling pretty good about that list

Show threadBeth Denton 🌈🧠Dec 2, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter I had not planned on getting my MSEd during the pandemic, but I did it! Higher academics has always been a struggle for me so it was extra extra hard mode.
Show threadScott BaroloDec 2, 2022
@academicchatter @mathdenton wow, well done! ✨
Show threadbananamangodogDec 3, 2022
@sbarolo @academicchatter reading this toot and realising there is a high possibility I've always done everything in very hard mode. I thought things were easier during the pandemic 🤷‍♂️
Show threadMalarkeyJul 1, 2023
@bananamangodog @sbarolo @academicchatter I published my second scientific book in 2021, but that didn't change anything in my academic "career".
Show threadRynJul 1, 2023
@sbarolo Really really appreciate this toot as someone who completed their masters during the pandemic, but was left feeling really stuck in life -- as if I hadn't really made any progress in life the past 3+ years.
Show threadScott BaroloJul 1, 2023
@ryn you’re still here, AND you earned a degree! Not too shabby!!
Show threadRynJul 8, 2023
@sbarolo Thank you so much!
Show threadbfuhrmanJul 1, 2023
@sbarolo @academicchatter Made 50+ videos on computer music in MaxMSP in one weekend. I’m pretty noticeably fried by the end, but now other schools are teaching with them as well…
Show threadAJJul 2, 2023
@sbarolo @academicchatter Yeah now that I look back on it, being an FFA officer, leader of a few clubs, and after school things I suppose I did do things and kept up with myself, I should have utilized that more when applying for colleges but by that point I had a bit of self doubt :(
Show threadAngela Mashford-PringleJul 2, 2023
@sbarolo @academicchatter I did a lot but even more in the past year! Up for tenure (3 years in COVID)! Here’s to hoping that what I’ve done is enough!
Show threadJosephJul 2, 2023
@armp71 @sbarolo @academicchatter good luck and best wishes on getting tenure!
Show threadAngela Mashford-PringleJul 3, 2023
@mattixmash @sbarolo @academicchatter thank you!!
Show threadDr. FlowersAug 13, 2023
@sbarolo Thank you! @academicchatter @bacchus1234