My Journey as an International Doctoral Student in the United States

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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Main Author: Hoi Yuen Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of International Students 2012-07-01
Series:Journal of International Students
Online Access:http://ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/525
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spelling doaj-4c6282193de44dfa844f7010605da1d32020-11-24T23:32:46ZengJournal of International StudentsJournal of International Students2162-31042166-37502012-07-012213313410.32674/jis.v2i2.525525My Journey as an International Doctoral Student in the United StatesHoi Yuen ChanThis 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.http://ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/525
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description 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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