Why I'm in Academe, I Think ...

A few days ago I was sitting in my office with a student, discussing a corrected draft of a term paper. We had finished our work together, and he was gathering his things to leave.

"Can I ask you something personal?" he said, looking at me earnestly. "Did you always want to be a college professor?"

I had a hunch that the question was really about him, since he had told me earlier that he wanted to go to graduate school. Still, I wanted to give him an honest answer. I leaned back

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