What other choices that might "compete with their professional career,"
would warrant such an opportunity, Michael? The proposal here looks a
bit half (if that) baked.
Few other "choices" invoke such a huge emotional, financial -- and LEGAL
-- burden as parenthood. Being a caregiver for old or ailing relatives
might certainly warrant such treatment, but let's say your choice is
scuba diving (a choice I am afflicted with). It is a personal choice, it
involves costs in terms of money and time -- and if done enough, could
interfere with my professional career. So should I be eligible for NSF
help to help with my recreational diving habit? [For the sake of
argument, let's ignore the fact that my dissertation is focusing on
coral reefs and will involve some diving.]
Dave
On 7/4/2013 10:47 PM, Michael Clary wrote:
We are all much too busy managing our work and families, parents no longer own
that distinction. To the degree that parenthood has been an informed choice for
the average postdoc for some time, my modest proposal would be to make this
opportunity available to any early career scientist who has made a personal
decision that was reasonably certain to compete with their professional career.
Michael
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