My Journey as an International Doctoral Student in the United States
This article is about my personal experience in a doctoral program in the United States. After working ten years as a high school teacher in Hong Kong, I decided to quit my high school teaching career and to come back to school for my PhD—not because I no longer enjoy teaching; in fact I still do, b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Journal of International Students
2012-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of International Students |
| Online Access: | http://ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/525 |
| Summary: | This article is about my personal experience in a doctoral program in the United States. After working ten years as a high school teacher in Hong Kong, I decided to quit my high school teaching career and to come back to school for my PhD—not because I no longer enjoy teaching; in fact I still do, but because I do not enjoy spending most of my time with discipline and classroom management. So, I decided to pursue a doctoral degree so that I can teach college students. “I got admitted to a PhD program in the US.” I excitedly said to my wife. She was thrilled to hear the good news. We started obtaining visas and told our three daughters about our forthcoming plan. |
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| ISSN: | 2162-3104 2166-3750 |