This seems to be the line of thought among my Trump-supporting (religious) family. Interestingly, the only people expressing their views openly on Facebook are women.

Well, “kick in the balls” made me laugh!

Yeah, I’ve been there - five campus visits with no job offers (and a few lost for terrible reasons). You are exactly right that it takes both good work and good luck. I look at so many fantastic scholars and dedicated teachers (better than me on both accounts!) from my program who will never get tenure-track…

Sorry, I just saw your reply. I’m new to commenting on Kinja and still figuring it out. My field is history. I’d like to teach, but I can’t go on with year-to-year contracts; it feels so isolating. Part of me is ready to look around and see what else there is ...

I saw that someone else mentioned Youtube tutorials. I highly recommend makeuptia. She does really pretty, simple looks that are easy to follow. Added bonus - her videos are super calming!

Wow - thanks for such a thoughtful reply! I actually had to stop reading The Professor is In (both the book and blog) because it was so discouraging. I’m right at the four year mark and I know that it is time to move on but, like you, I really do love teaching. I totally relate to the feeling of failure. I got…

Hi all,