Posted by ayuda on November 24, 2002, at 16:50:58
In reply to Re: fiery rhetoric, poppycock everything in between » ayuda, posted by Squiggles on November 24, 2002, at 16:38:44
> I think the debate is adjourned, thanks
> to your good common sense :-)
>
> for my part anyway;
>
> Squiggles
Thanks, I was hoping I didn't sound self-righteous. I am also working on a PhD, and will be called "doctor" in a few years, and I know I don't know everything (I'm a historian, it's not possible to know all of history anyhow -- that's my mantra). So my perspective on people called doctor is that your education and training only get you so far, and then it's on you to have the sense to do your job right, and to admit when you can't.Which is why my students probably think I'm an idiot -- I feel comfortable saying, "I don't know the answer to that" (I try not to say it too often!). But the world makes you think that, hey, I'm called doctor, so I know something.
Besides, I like pretending like my doctors are not as good of researchers as I -- makes me feel smart!!! (that's a joke, but only partially, I will admit)
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