ChargerEcon

What is your degree in?

What do you want to do with the degree when you finish?

What can you do with a doctorate in your field that isn't academia?

Thanks!

So... let me ask a couple dick-ish questions, but why are you getting your PhD in that subject? I'm almost certain that you'd make more money and work less if you stopped now and taught at the high school level instead of going to the collegiate level. PLUS, far less departmental politics (take it from a guy who has taught at both the high school and university levels, albeit in economics).

Or why not go to wherever they speak that language and teach english?

What's the job market for people in your field from your school? How many people graduate each year with a PhD from your program? How many get jobs and how much do they get paid?

I know you said you're not an economist, but what I'm asking you to do is figure out the return on investment. Don't get me wrong, I love teaching college kids much, MUCH more than high school kids. But I'm not going to make myself suffer to do so.

Some quick googling revealed a few reports in what I'm guessing is your field (here's one: http://www.mla.org/pdf/survey_phdplacement_0607.pdf). Basically, roughly 60% of people graduating with a a degree in a language other than english go on to teach at the university level. The other 40%... don't. Average salary of those 60% is roughly $57k/year. Now, this goes up if you reach the rank of full professor to about $80k/year. But you said that you wanted to be a teacher, not a researcher, so getting up to that 80k average mark is unlikely. And realistically, you're almost certainly going to be paid below the market average as an assistant professor.

Try being a professor - ALL of them, even the ones who are 30+, look like children. And I don't mean that in a condescending "how could you not get the material" way, I mean it in a "you didn't read the directions and you're blaming me? Grow the fuck up... Oh, you're twice my age? Then act your age and not your shoe size."

Most likely cameras outside the changing rooms to see what you take in versus what you take out. Then, plain clothed person walks in to changing room after you leave to see if any missing items were left behind. If not, cops get called and meet you at the door

But what do you expect to learn from this? We already know that perceived time slows down the faster you travel. What theory are you testing here?