We need more country people in academia. We need more people who grew up struggling in academia. 1/
Imagine how much richer our theories would be if more country people were in academia. 2/
Imagine how much more grounded and nuanced our ideas would be if more of us were accountable not just to other traditional scholars looking for iconoclastic ideas, but also to loved ones more concerned with truth and usefulness. 3/
Imagine how much better academic norms would be if more country people were in academia. 4/
Imagine hearing someone give a talk in a country accent and thinking, "Yes, how exciting that this person is bringing in ideas from a context that's not usually present here" and not, "Gee, this person could never fit in"/"This person lacks 'soft skills'." 5/
Imagine how much better we would serve our students if more country people were in academia -- both students who need role models and students with their own biases about what intelligence looks like and where it comes from. 6/
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