Comments on Robert Ward's Apathy

I am a firm believer in quality research and teaching. Thus I was very pleased to read Robert Ward's comments regarding "apathy" on the part of the students to produce and submit quality research papers for publication. While I am in congruence with most of the comments, I do, however, feel that Dr. Ward is rather overly critical than one might expect. Dr. Ward fails to consider the many pressures under which most students must work, especially at the graduate level. I am not making .any excuses nor attempting to protect the student body, but I feel that this dimension should be considered and appraised with care. Additionally, my experience indicates that most faculty members are already hard pressed for time in carrying out their own research. Thus one finds very few faculty members willing to take the time and responsibility to help students prepare high quality papers for publication.