Reflections on the gentle art of effective teaching and mentoring

摘要

So here''s the deal: Let''s assume that you are presently a graduate student. Doesn''t matter how far along you are. Maybe you are desperately holding on by the skin of your teeth to just survive that first year of grad school and you still proudly sport that deer-in-the-headlights look 24/7. No worries. Or perhaps you are nearing the glorious checkered flag, the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel, with that nice, warm feeling of “I''m-about-to-get-my-Ph.D.-and-I-know-a-heck-of-a-lot-more-thanmy-professor-ever-will.” Even better. Heck, maybe you''re still thinking about whether going to grad school makes sense for you as a career path. Not a problem.