Dear Colleagues, How does End of Year/Festive period affect your Teaching and Research job?
Not so much changes in job and life, but, yes, the people are happy around, Christmas, new year parties going on, we receive and send lots of messages for best wishes for new year and Christmas, definitely all this, positively affects mood.
No teaching for next 5 weeks; the graduation ceremony is this Friday. Research remains unaffected. What is affected is my bank account.
As Dave Barry would say
“Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.”
No changes for me.
But I know many researchers who are preparing new resolutions for the new year. It is also a period to make summary of the past year .
It does not affect, everyone has the right to a break, to a space of affection and union with your beings dearest, is a stage of the cycle of the year
On me personally it not effect any way, but most of the people around me would take the holidays seriously. We have to take into account this circumstance. Sometimes, when I schedule a business conversation at 10 am on January 1, I hear weak (and not real) objections, then I have to correct myself. Holidays cannot be completely ignored.
Once I was driving on January 1 at 12:00 in a completely empty city. It was very strange, especially since exactly a day ago all the streets were stuck in hard traffic jams.
The same tradition, no impact on scientific research and teaching, only the optimism of getting more funding in the New Year budget, a new year is happy for everyone
Around the December solstice (shorter days), I only like to work, when it is still bright (light).
I just started to work as a translator as well as consultant academic trainer at the Cactus Communications, while continuing my follow-up researches. Teaching and Research, everything is endless.
Though it might hinder me a bit but it is required to refresh
According to my opinion, it has no effect. My teaching and research job are successfully ongoing and continuous.
Good new year.
Each year the University closes down for two weeks over New Year.
But my research goes as usual!
A slight effect. We are given a one day holiday, then we resume work. One has to be always ready to resume work and research and if there are any effects they should be positive.
One should get himself or herself refreshed during this period with his or her family members
No effect for me in terms of teaching and research. People at Christmas are happy to have concerts, exchange greetings, gifts and wishes for a new year that is much better than last year and this of course has a very positive positive impact on the psychological state of these people.
End of the year may have a negative influence on our research agenda, unless we try to provide a logical balance between the two.
Festive period as well as end of the year helps in refreshing the mind and add to energy. This helps in better concentration on teaching and research.
In my opinion any additionally imposed holiday to the normal semester will affect the teaching and research process, so there is an effect.
Segun Michael Abegunde ,
I think this raw, non formal, sometimes unethical and teachers cannot go with these for advocating. Researchers may be of there.
Nice question!! Holidays, festivals are very much required for teachers, resesrchers, and every one. After longer period of continuously working, we require to take a rest. During holidays, we get lot of time to think, plan, we use to meet our relatives, friends which is essential for maintaining our physical and mental health.
If there is a clear program of teaching and research that includes those events, in this case there is no problem or effect.
Hi dear Dr. Ashok Pundir,, I agree with you that ((the festive period as well as year end helps in refreshing our minds and add to energy. So that helps in better concentration on teaching and researching)).
With best greetings Sir.
It is wonderful question for this time of festival holiday!
First of all, happy new year dear Dr. Segun and for all people arround the world.
Secondly, about the answer: this is depend on the environments, circumstances and the religion differences of world wide distribution areas. However, regarding me: No effect.
Kind regards,
Naseer Almukhtar
Actually, it doesn't significantly affect my teaching or research works.
For me no effect at all, I work as usual, but for my students it leads to decreased concentration at classes and they reduce their time for learning...
It really doesnt.. as we too need some break to keep our brain working for next year.
Our mind requires rest for which indirectly we get with the joy & pleasure in the environment of the festival & our rest after enjoying places certainly help after the relaxation of our mind to contribute in the line with a thinking phase of whatever the contribution we are to carry out for our programming plan .
This is my personal opinion
Get done with the outstanding work so I will not carry over arrears into the new year. Then my sleep will be sweet during the holidays without carry-overs. Also as a geologist, keep both eyes open even while on holidays in case a new exposure brings out a gold mine, one never can tell.
Obianuju P. Umeji
Georgia Southern University was off during holidays, so had no effect on teaching.
في جامعتنا نعمل حساب أعياد الميلاد أثناء مرحلة التدريس لذا لا تؤثر علينا
كل عام والكل بخير
In our university we work calculating the birthdays during the teaching stage so do not affect us.
every year and all is fine
It really doesnt.. as we too need some break to keep our brain working for next year. Agree with Dr Dwajani S
Is a period of rest and sometimes take a period and then continue research work
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