|
PG-
It came as a shock and disappointment to realize that I was not brilliant. I was good at mathematics and I liked it. I got good grades and was having a good time. But "brilliant" is reserved for those elite few who work in the rarefied theoretical fields of number theory. I tried to follow some papers in that area and had some success, but quickly realized that the DNA machine had shorted me on genius and that was not going to be one of the elite. I was a follower, not a leader. And only leaders would have the jobs I wanted.
There is nothing wrong with teaching. I certainly did not intend to convey that impression. [b]I[/b], however, am not wired for classroom teaching. I do a fine job one-on-one [tutoring and teaching new recruits the MRB business here at work], but the thought of teaching a class [unless it were at a very, very high level, with students who all wanted to be there with all their hearts and souls] gives me the heebie-jeebies.
Best of luck in your degree.
xoxo~
gaz
coulda been a contendah.
[Edited by Gaz on 02-23-2001 at 08:19 AM]
|