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Perhaps there are really two separate relationships between the school and the grad student, and we're confusing everything by conflating them. On one hand they
by CWuestefeld 9y ago
Perhaps there are really two separate relationships between the school and the grad student, and we're confusing everything by conflating them. On one hand they're acting as researchers and TAs, and being paid (a pittance) for that. On the other hand, they're students buying educational services from the school, which they're putatively paying for out of their compensation package.
- eli_gottlieb 9y agoWell, if we want to fix that, we could rework our degree system to function like the European one. Over there, a Master's is a mixture of coursework (and research for more ambitious students), while a PhD requires a Master's to enter and has the legal classification of an entry-level job, with work duties but few to no courses.