Scott BaroloNov 28, 2022

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

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-Supreme
@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.
Nov 29, 2022 at 10:08pmWeb
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