They received high grades and a lot of praise from their professors, and they are not finding similar encouragement outside of an academic environment. They want to return to a context in which they feel validated.
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Thomas H. Benton on the motivation for graduate students in the humanities. My problem is almost the exact opposite of this one. I do not like being in school or being graded. I want to start working, but I feel like I’ll be better off with a graduate degree. |
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