Comments on: I don’t actually get excited by children, it turns out. http://blog.melchua.com/2009/02/18/i-dont-actually-get-excited-by-children-it-turns-out/ Braindumps on things Mel Chua has found shiny lately. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tanya http://blog.melchua.com/2009/02/18/i-dont-actually-get-excited-by-children-it-turns-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1804 Tanya Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:16:30 +0000 http://blog.melchua.com/?p=821#comment-1804 I think it means you're a budding academic who will soon be doomed, er, I mean privileged to teach hoards of undergrads. I think it means you’re a budding academic who will soon be doomed, er, I mean privileged to teach hoards of undergrads.

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.melchua.com/2009/02/18/i-dont-actually-get-excited-by-children-it-turns-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1792 Andrew Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:42:31 +0000 http://blog.melchua.com/?p=821#comment-1792 Vanderbilt has access to all IEEE papers. It's too bad you don't know anyone there who could smuggle them out to you in a heartbeat and would love the opportunity to do so thanks to all your generosity. Vanderbilt has access to all IEEE papers. It’s too bad you don’t know anyone there who could smuggle them out to you in a heartbeat and would love the opportunity to do so thanks to all your generosity.

]]> By: Luke http://blog.melchua.com/2009/02/18/i-dont-actually-get-excited-by-children-it-turns-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1791 Luke Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:39:31 +0000 http://blog.melchua.com/?p=821#comment-1791 heh, If you really want to, you can SSH into dev/teach.l.o and use MIT's LAN; they have a blanket IEEE license that applies to their entire subnet. heh,

If you really want to, you can SSH into dev/teach.l.o and use MIT’s LAN; they have a blanket IEEE license that applies to their entire subnet.

]]> By: 5-ee http://blog.melchua.com/2009/02/18/i-dont-actually-get-excited-by-children-it-turns-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1790 5-ee Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:27:43 +0000 http://blog.melchua.com/?p=821#comment-1790 Your pull towards university-aged "students" is just like my pull towards primary and pre-primary aged children. It is what fuels you and sets you into "drive" and "adventure" mode. Do not worry about that so much but just accept it as a fact and carry on. Going back to school would be a good idea. I am convinced that you are meant to be in academia - you can engage in projects that are meaningful to you and publish research journals and books about your work, and at the same time teach and prepare young adult minds for their time in the sun. Stay focused on a main track, and branch out once in a while (like taking up a law course :-)), but stay rooted on something that you deeply believe in, something from which you derive inspiration and at the same time, something through which you inspire others. You made me aware of the MIT K-12 Outreach programs. Doesn't that inspire you to aspire to do something for high school students and older? Just be patient for now and stay rooted in your chosen field - engineering. You can be in any field and still end up teaching. Engineering encompasses a big, wide world. Zoom into something and begin there. Remember: break things down into smaller, bite-size chunks when bombarded with a multitude of ideas, stimulus, possibilities. Your pull towards university-aged “students” is just like my pull towards primary and pre-primary aged children. It is what fuels you and sets you into “drive” and “adventure” mode. Do not worry about that so much but just accept it as a fact and carry on. Going back to school would be a good idea. I am convinced that you are meant to be in academia – you can engage in projects that are meaningful to you and publish research journals and books about your work, and at the same time teach and prepare young adult minds for their time in the sun. Stay focused on a main track, and branch out once in a while (like taking up a law course :-)), but stay rooted on something that you deeply believe in, something from which you derive inspiration and at the same time, something through which you inspire others. You made me aware of the MIT K-12 Outreach programs. Doesn’t that inspire you to aspire to do something for high school students and older? Just be patient for now and stay rooted in your chosen field – engineering. You can be in any field and still end up teaching. Engineering encompasses a big, wide world. Zoom into something and begin there. Remember: break things down into smaller, bite-size chunks when bombarded with a multitude of ideas, stimulus, possibilities.

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