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Maybe, but this can be done really well. Probably the best class I had in grad school was a bunch of grad students reviewing papers. We would meet once a week,
by thadt 3y ago
Maybe, but this can be done really well. Probably the best class I had in grad school was a bunch of grad students reviewing papers. We would meet once a week, and the professor would go over the paper, we would discuss our reviews, and he would probe our thinking. Sure, he probably was able to use some of our thoughts, but he did his part in challenging us, and we learned a lot by doing.
I know some professors definitely can be exploitative, but learning how to do peer review well is a critical skill that can really only be developed by doing it - with good mentoring.
- harry8 3y agoThe existence of humans who do not suck is utterly irrelevant in calling out an industry where exploitative practises are prevalent. Some say they are the norm. Whatever your view of the proportion, reform is badly needed. Good for you if you got lucky. Hurrah. You should be calling the exploitation out the loudest and most often on that basis, right? Otherwise it might erroneously appear that you're ok with your competition to secure an academic career being abused like this because it kinda works in your favor. And I'm sure you're not ok with it on that basis.