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Homework One of the reasons I believe my daughter hasn’t yet tried marijuana is because she simply doesn’t have the time. We stand on the sidewalk for a few minutes, chatting. The husband is smoking a joint, and he hands it over. I haven’t smoked in a few months, but it’s Friday night and I’ve been doing homework all week. We part ways, and my wife and I go to a Japanese restaurant, where, as soon as I am seated, I regret smoking. It’s going to be hell trying to do algebra tonight with the head I have on right now. My wife and I decide to go out to dinner, and on our way up Hudson Street, we run into another couple we are close friends with. Instead, she’s watching episodes ofPortlandiaon her computer. Perhaps more terrifying, however, was that fewer than 5% of these candidates made any effort whatsoever to communicate why they wanted to join our department’s faculty in particular. As best as any on the search committee could guess, the identical applications might well have landed, unaltered, upon dozens of recruitment piles across the globe. What these applicants apparently failed to recognize is that we don’t just want to recruit a great scientist; we want to be certain that our new hire will thrive at our institution. My daughter now went to bed before 10 o’clock most nights. As the person who instigated the conversation, I was called in to the vice principal’s office and accused of cyberbullying. You can unsubscribe at any time and we'll never share your details to third parties. Thank you for taking your time to send in your valued opinion to Science X editors. Perhaps such omissions are a result of generic, open-ended job advertisements. Perhaps with so many applications to write, the candidates decide they can’t invest the time to tailor each to the opportunity at hand. A recent posting for a tenure-track junior faculty position in my department attracted more than 200 applications, a frightening number in and of itself. Coming back with only one semester left I find myself in an odd spot. I’ve just returned from Oxford, which is easily one of the most amazing experiences of my life, both academically and personally, and I only have one semester left. If you have a big assignment due on Thursday and you have a basketball game on Wednesday night, be sure to do the assignment on Tuesday evening. The weekend homework includes another 15 algebra equations, studying for a Spanish test on Monday, and, of course, moreAngela’s Ashes. I tell Esmee that this seems strangeâ€"didn’t she just have an algebra midterm? She says that in her class, they have more than one midterm every term. Because I happen to be in the middle of my week of homework when this year’s parent-teacher conferences take place, I am uniquely equipped to discuss the work Esmee is doing. And over the years, I have noticed that the amount of homework does let up, slightly, after the conferencesâ€"if enough parents complain. However, there is always a clique of parents who are happy with the amount of homework. Over the next few months, the math teacher assigned a more manageable workload. Our search committee also concluded that the applicants failed to capitalize on an opportunity to foresee collaborations, forge synergies, or propose new directions that could relate to our program. It’s only Friday, and I have until Monday to finish my homework. On Sunday, ask your parents if they have anything planned for you for the week. This is the time to learn about dentist appointments, birthday dinners, your brother’s baseball games, etc. It is always better to know about these things ahead of time, rather than at the last minute. The single reason you go to school is to learn and prepare for your future; whether you will someday have a career, manage a home, or both, you will need to take responsibility. Get weekly and/or daily updates delivered to your inbox.