Mini Review - Supervisors
Posts on choosing and having a good supervisor
I saw this yesterday in a group chat on Substack, created by the super Jenn McClearen and her Substack Publish Not Perish - follow her, by the way and do it fast!
This is so so true. And I have spoken at length about how important it is to choose a good supervisor, not only good at their work but in character as well - and I have also mentioned how lucky I am that both my supervisors are first of all amazing characters, kind and supportive, but also spectacular in their respective fields.
Here are some past posts on choosing and having good supervisors:
Getting into a PhD program
Even before I applied for my Masters program, I knew I wanted to do a PhD.
And two posts where you can meet my two amazing supervisors!
10 things we have learned in the last 10 years - Part 1
I was listening to (another) podcast by Dr Katie Linder and she was talking about 10 things she has learned in the last 10 years. I always love listening to her, because she always includes things that might be considered small achievements but then she always says what it has offered her and how it has helped her. Therefore, is there any achievement to…
10 things we have learned in the last 10 years - Part 2
First of all, a huge THANK YOU to a good friend and amazing educator from Canada - Doug Peterson - who included Part 1 of this series in his This Week in Ontario Edublogs post last week! Follow him everywhere on social media and subscribe to his blog - he is one of the best people to learn from and I am so grateful I have been connected with him since 2…
It is extremely important to have a supportive supervisor even in younger / lower levels of education! You are absolutely right, Vicky! You remember very well what a determining factor Maggie's selection of supervisor was for the Matura Arbeit! He not only genuinely supported Maggie with the project but provided the extra encouragement and motivation needed to power through everything until the end of the final school year! His role was invaluable!
My advisor in my Phd program was pretty well-known but not easy to work with, to put it extremely mildly. I think it made my PhD experience, which was not easy to begin with, even more traumatic.