In the reading “Academic Symbiosis”, Wei Ming Dariotis shared her view on academic symbiosis related with tenure and funds. The reading stated with the friendship between the blind monk and his companion. In Dariotis’s words, the “This friendship deserves attention because it reflects the promise of higher education: valuing symbiotic relationships that endure great change and conflict.” The collective relationship is very productive and helpful for academic success. Dariotis provides us with an ideal academia environment and states that “The current system of academic hierarchy can be restructured under a thoughtful implementation of academic symbiosis.” Dariotis strives to achieve academic symbiosis which is the antithesis of academic competition, hierarchy, and parasitism. However, the truth is just the opposite. Growing up in China, the competition in academia is intense and the competition starts at very young age. The competition is cruel, and many people agree that education system is the tool that segregate people into different levels. Only the best students with high grades deserve good education resources and everyone has to compete to get that position through various tests. Academic symbiosis means seeing scholars as part of a collective learning and teaching community rather than as individual academics competing against one another for limited resources and rare recognition. There’s a long way to achieve academic symbiosis. In my opinion, we have to imprint the collaborative view started with young children. My question is that how to achieve academic symbiosis with highly limited educational resources?
Nickel, Rich. “Collaborative Higher Ed Partnerships Are the Key to Student Success - EdSurge News.” EdSurge, EdSurge, 27 Dec. 2018, www.edsurge.com/news/2018-03-20-collaborative-higher-ed-partnerships-are-the-key-to-student-success.
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