[tips] Unique Christmas Song

[Bill Hill]

Oh Come All Ye FaithfulTwisted Sister :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De47fjH6RKY


- Original Message -
From: tay...@sandiego.edu
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" 
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:05:12 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

My youngest son (age 21) is going to New York for Christmas and New Years and 
is absolutely excited about all the snow. Frankly, I grew up on it (native 
Chicagoan) and if I never see another flake it will be too soon.

Favorite christmas song this year: Stephen Colbert's Another Christmas song. 
You can get it for free on i-tunes if you download the free christmas album.

Annette

ps: not a flake in sight; just walked back from the pool :)

Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
619-260-4006
tay...@sandiego.edu


 Original message 
>Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:17:18 -0500
>From: "Mike Palij"   
>Subject: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?  
>To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" 
>Cc: "Mike Palij" 
>
>On the east coast of the U.S. there is supposed to be this 
>lollapalooza of a snow storm moving north which is supposed
>to hit NYC and leave 8+ inches of snow (*yawn*).  So far,
>no flakes (outside of the usual ones that one encounters on
>the streets of NYC).  But I hear that there is a little bit of
>snow now around Maryland, round a place called Frostburg.
>Is this true or another misrepresentation by the eastern liberal
>elite media establishment?
>
>By the way, anyone have a favorite Holidays song?  I'm
>partial to Annie Lennox's version of "Winter Wonderland".
>
>
>-Mike Palij
>New York University
>m...@nyu.edu
>
>
>
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and Professor of Psychology
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Mailbox #5400
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Re: [tips] A student request - Any comments

[Beth Benoit]

No grandmothers who died a second time?
Beth Benoit

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 6:27 PM, Jim Matiya  wrote:

>
> Hi marty,
>
> It's the time of the semester...
>
> I had one case of kidney stones
> An uncle who died
> A sister who had open heart surgery
>
>
> Jim Matiya
> Florida Gulf Coast University
> jmat...@fgcu.edu
>
> Contributor, for Karen Huffman's *Psychology in Action, *Video Guest
> Lecturettes
>
> John Wiley and Sons.
>
>
>
> Using David Myers' texts for AP Psychology? Go to
>
> http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/cppsych/
>
> High School Psychology and Advanced Psychology Graphic Organizers,
>
> Pacing Guides, and Daily Lesson Plans archived at 
> www.Teaching-Point.net
>
>
>
>
> --
> From: mbour...@fgcu.edu
> To: tips@acsun.frostburg.edu
> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:21:53 -0500
> Subject: RE: [tips] A student request - Any comments
>
>
>
>
>
> These rules are such common sense that I find it sad they felt the need to
> state them.
>
> I turned my grades in as late as possible this semester just to put off
> such emails from students. I've already had three requests to raise grades
> for a variety of reasons.
>  --
> *From:* Beth Benoit [beth.ben...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:43 PM
> *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
> *Subject:* Re: [tips] A student request - Any comments
>
>
>
> I suspect that this student wouldn't do a "poop load" of extra work anyhow.
>  (I love Annette's flowery adjectives; a girl after my own heart, as the
> expression goes...)
>
> But words to the wise:  At Plymouth State University, where I'm an adjunct,
> we received the following reminder which I think clearly addresses possible
> problems with Annette's suggestion:
>
> 1. It is against faculty policy to allow any student the opportunity to do
> any "extra work over and above that described in the syllabus, to influence
> his or her grade, when the same opportunity has not been made available to
> all students."
>
> 2. No student may be permitted "to perform extra work after final grades
> have been submitted to improve his or her grade."
>
> 3. Final grades may not be changed unless there has been (a) an error in
> computing the grade or (b) a documented violation of the Fair Grading
> Policy.
>
> Do other institutions have this policy?  I think it's a good one, and it
> saves us the extra pressure from students once they get a look at their
> grade and think they could possibly get it changed by doing some
> after-the-fact extra credit.  Then *we're* stuck with the poop load of
> extra work.
>
> Beth Benoit
> Granite State College
> Plymouth State University
> New Hampshire
>
> On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 4:09 PM,  wrote:
>
> Give him/her a poop load of extra work to master in one week's time and if
> the student is willing to do it, and does, in fact, do it, then raise the
> grade. It's Christmas and the student might make a great X-ray tech. Don't
> know what else would predict success as much as desire. All this assumes the
> student faithfully really did attend class and take notes and try to master
> work in the first go-around but needs a second go-around to master it.
> (first goaround in your class as I understand it's not the first go-around
> so to speak.)
>
> Annette
>
> Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D.
> Professor of Psychology
> University of San Diego
> 5998 Alcala Park
> San Diego, CA 92110
> 619-260-4006
> tay...@sandiego.edu
>
>
>  Original message 
> >Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:01:17 -0500 (EST)
> >From: "Dr. Bob Wildblood" 
> >Subject: [tips] A student request - Any comments
> >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <
> tips@acsun.frostburg.edu>
> >
> >I got the message below yesterday from a student who, in spite of what she
> says did not attend approximately 1/3 of the classes.  What you see is a
> copy of her email without editing.  My syllabus states clearly that the
> grade is based on the four scheduled tests (and I offer an "optional" final
> exam so that a student who misses a test or who wants to try to improve
> their grade by replacing a low grade on one of the four tests).  Her grades
> were 49, 60, 65, and 70 and she did not take the "optional" final exam.  The
> syllabus also says there are no extra credit opportunities.  Any comments?
>  WWYD?
> >
> >"Dr. Wildblood
> >
> >I know this is very late but after reviewing my grades for this semester I
> realized that my grade for your class, Psychology was my only grade that was
> below a B. I am applying to Radiology school at Mary Washington Hospital in
> Janurary and they willl not accept an application with a gade that i
> received in your class. I know that the grade reflects work that i did in
> your class,but i shpwed up tp class everyday and took notes and payed
> attention.  This is my second time taking psychology because my credit from
> last year at UVA WISE did not transfer and i happened to

RE: [tips] A student request - Any comments

[Jim Matiya]

Hi marty,

 

It's the time of the semester...

 

I had one case of kidney stones

An uncle who died

A sister who had open heart surgery



Jim Matiya 
Florida Gulf Coast University
jmat...@fgcu.edu
Contributor, for Karen Huffman's Psychology in Action, Video Guest Lecturettes 
John Wiley and Sons.
 
Using David Myers' texts for AP Psychology? Go to  
http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/cppsych/
High School Psychology and Advanced Psychology Graphic Organizers, 
Pacing Guides, and Daily Lesson Plans archived at www.Teaching-Point.net


 



From: mbour...@fgcu.edu
To: tips@acsun.frostburg.edu
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:21:53 -0500
Subject: RE: [tips] A student request - Any comments









These rules are such common sense that I find it sad they felt the need to 
state them. 
 
I turned my grades in as late as possible this semester just to put off such 
emails from students. I've already had three requests to raise grades for a 
variety of reasons.


From: Beth Benoit [beth.ben...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:43 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: Re: [tips] A student request - Any comments








I suspect that this student wouldn't do a "poop load" of extra work anyhow.  (I 
love Annette's flowery adjectives; a girl after my own heart, as the expression 
goes...)

But words to the wise:  At Plymouth State University, where I'm an adjunct, we 
received the following reminder which I think clearly addresses possible 
problems with Annette's suggestion: 


1. It is against faculty policy to allow any student the opportunity to do any 
"extra work over and above that described in the syllabus, to influence his or 
her grade, when the same opportunity has not been made available to all 
students."

2. No student may be permitted "to perform extra work after final grades have 
been submitted to improve his or her grade."

3. Final grades may not be changed unless there has been (a) an error in 
computing the grade or (b) a documented violation of the Fair Grading Policy.


Do other institutions have this policy?  I think it's a good one, and it saves 
us the extra pressure from students once they get a look at their grade and 
think they could possibly get it changed by doing some after-the-fact extra 
credit.  Then we're stuck with the poop load of extra work.


Beth Benoit
Granite State College
Plymouth State University
New Hampshire


On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 4:09 PM,  wrote:

Give him/her a poop load of extra work to master in one week's time and if the 
student is willing to do it, and does, in fact, do it, then raise the grade. 
It's Christmas and the student might make a great X-ray tech. Don't know what 
else would predict success as much as desire. All this assumes the student 
faithfully really did attend class and take notes and try to master work in the 
first go-around but needs a second go-around to master it. (first goaround in 
your class as I understand it's not the first go-around so to speak.)

Annette

Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
619-260-4006
tay...@sandiego.edu


 Original message 
>Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:01:17 -0500 (EST)
>From: "Dr. Bob Wildblood" 
>Subject: [tips] A student request - Any comments
>To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" 
>
>I got the message below yesterday from a student who, in spite of what she 
>says did not attend approximately 1/3 of the classes.  What you see is a copy 
>of her email without editing.  My syllabus states clearly that the grade is 
>based on the four scheduled tests (and I offer an "optional" final exam so 
>that a student who misses a test or who wants to try to improve their grade by 
>replacing a low grade on one of the four tests).  Her grades were 49, 60, 65, 
>and 70 and she did not take the "optional" final exam.  The syllabus also says 
>there are no extra credit opportunities.  Any comments?  WWYD?
>
>"Dr. Wildblood
>
>I know this is very late but after reviewing my grades for this semester I 
>realized that my grade for your class, Psychology was my only grade that was 
>below a B. I am applying to Radiology school at Mary Washington Hospital in 
>Janurary and they willl not accept an application with a gade that i received 
>in your class. I know that the grade reflects work that i did in your 
>class,but i shpwed up tp class everyday and took notes and payed attention.  
>This is my second time taking psychology because my credit from last year at 
>UVA WISE did not transfer and i happened to have a B in that class. (go 
>figure). Although the only thing that helped me receive that B was extra work 
>and assigments that were given in class by the professor. I am not a good test 
>taker as you can see. I study for the tests and think i know the information.  
>But when i am given the test i do horrible.  Is there anything i can do, an 
>extra paper or something that i can turn in or e

[tips] Over Two-Hundred Annotated References on Systems Thinking

[Richard Hake]

Some psychologists might be interested might be interested in the 
compilation "Over Two-Hundred Annotated References on Systems 
Thinking" [Hake (2009)].  The abstract reads:


***
ABSTRACT: This 1.7 MB compilation of over 200 annotated references 
and over 300 hot-linked URL's provides a window into the vast 
literature on "Systems Thinking."


Systems Thinking is characterized by the consideration of natural, 
scientific, engineered, human, or conceptual entities as systems in 
which the component parts interact with one another and with other 
systems so as to produce emergent properties which cannot be 
understood through analysis of the single parts of the system.


Examples are provided by twelve quotes of systems thinkers.

References are given in alphabetical order with superscripts that 
indicate their origin in the following categories: Ecology, 
Economics, Education, Engineering, Evaluation, General, and Physics.

***

To access the complete compilation please click on 
  (1.78 
MB).



Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University
24245 Hatteras Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands.







REFERENCES
Hake, R.R. 2009. "Over Two-Hundred Annotated References on Systems 
Thinking," online at:
a.   (1.7 MB); 


b. as reference #58 at ; and

c. at 
 
(or in tiny URL form ) with a provision 
for comments.


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Re: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

[sblack]

Five inches on the ground here in Lennoxville. I hope we don't 
get more from the south. We're tired of you people dumping 
your snowstorms on us. We give you cold fronts and oil; why 
can't you send us some good weather?

On 19 Dec 2009 at 15:56, Dr. Bob Wildblood wrote:

> 
> My favorite Christmas song is still "I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus," by 
> Jimmy Boyd.  1952's #1 Christmas
> song, and no, I didn't like the Jackson 5 cover anywhere near as much when it 
> came out later. 

In a spirit of ecumenicalism (if that word applies here), I must 
admit to being partial to Adam Sandler's Chanukah song, 
chauvinistic though it may be, and also over-the-top.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrd9p47MPHg

Stephen

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Stephen L. Black, Ph.D.  
Professor of Psychology, Emeritus   
Bishop's University   
 e-mail:  sbl...@ubishops.ca
2600 College St.
Sherbrooke QC  J1M 1Z7
Canada
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RE: [tips] A student request - Any comments

[Bourgeois, Dr. Martin]

These rules are such common sense that I find it sad they felt the need to 
state them.

I turned my grades in as late as possible this semester just to put off such 
emails from students. I've already had three requests to raise grades for a 
variety of reasons.

From: Beth Benoit [beth.ben...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:43 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: Re: [tips] A student request - Any comments


I suspect that this student wouldn't do a "poop load" of extra work anyhow.  (I 
love Annette's flowery adjectives; a girl after my own heart, as the expression 
goes...)

But words to the wise:  At Plymouth State University, where I'm an adjunct, we 
received the following reminder which I think clearly addresses possible 
problems with Annette's suggestion:

1. It is against faculty policy to allow any student the opportunity to do any 
"extra work over and above that described in the syllabus, to influence his or 
her grade, when the same opportunity has not been made available to all 
students."

2. No student may be permitted "to perform extra work after final grades have 
been submitted to improve his or her grade."

3. Final grades may not be changed unless there has been (a) an error in 
computing the grade or (b) a documented violation of the Fair Grading Policy.

Do other institutions have this policy?  I think it's a good one, and it saves 
us the extra pressure from students once they get a look at their grade and 
think they could possibly get it changed by doing some after-the-fact extra 
credit.  Then we're stuck with the poop load of extra work.

Beth Benoit
Granite State College
Plymouth State University
New Hampshire

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 4:09 PM, 
mailto:tay...@sandiego.edu>> wrote:
Give him/her a poop load of extra work to master in one week's time and if the 
student is willing to do it, and does, in fact, do it, then raise the grade. 
It's Christmas and the student might make a great X-ray tech. Don't know what 
else would predict success as much as desire. All this assumes the student 
faithfully really did attend class and take notes and try to master work in the 
first go-around but needs a second go-around to master it. (first goaround in 
your class as I understand it's not the first go-around so to speak.)

Annette

Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
619-260-4006
tay...@sandiego.edu


 Original message 
>Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:01:17 -0500 (EST)
>From: "Dr. Bob Wildblood" mailto:drb...@rcn.com>>
>Subject: [tips] A student request - Any comments
>To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" 
>mailto:tips@acsun.frostburg.edu>>
>
>I got the message below yesterday from a student who, in spite of what she 
>says did not attend approximately 1/3 of the classes.  What you see is a copy 
>of her email without editing.  My syllabus states clearly that the grade is 
>based on the four scheduled tests (and I offer an "optional" final exam so 
>that a student who misses a test or who wants to try to improve their grade by 
>replacing a low grade on one of the four tests).  Her grades were 49, 60, 65, 
>and 70 and she did not take the "optional" final exam.  The syllabus also says 
>there are no extra credit opportunities.  Any comments?  WWYD?
>
>"Dr. Wildblood
>
>I know this is very late but after reviewing my grades for this semester I 
>realized that my grade for your class, Psychology was my only grade that was 
>below a B. I am applying to Radiology school at Mary Washington Hospital in 
>Janurary and they willl not accept an application with a gade that i received 
>in your class. I know that the grade reflects work that i did in your 
>class,but i shpwed up tp class everyday and took notes and payed attention.  
>This is my second time taking psychology because my credit from last year at 
>UVA WISE did not transfer and i happened to have a B in that class. (go 
>figure). Although the only thing that helped me receive that B was extra work 
>and assigments that were given in class by the professor. I am not a good test 
>taker as you can see. I study for the tests and think i know the information.  
>But when i am given the test i do horrible.  Is there anything i can do, an 
>extra paper or something that i can turn in or email you that will raise my !
!
g!
>!
>!
>rade to a B.  i need it for Radiology school.  If i need to make an appoitment 
>and come in i am willing to do that.
>thank you"
>
>.
>Robert W. Wildblood, PhD
>Riverside Counseling Center and
>Adjunct Psychology Faculty @
>Germanna Community College
>drb...@rcn.com
>.
>The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than 
>the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with equal 
>velocity in a vacuum.
>- Charles Caleb Colton, author and clergyman (1780

Re: [tips] A student request - Any comments

[Beth Benoit]

I suspect that this student wouldn't do a "poop load" of extra work anyhow.
 (I love Annette's flowery adjectives; a girl after my own heart, as the
expression goes...)

But words to the wise:  At Plymouth State University, where I'm an adjunct,
we received the following reminder which I think clearly addresses possible
problems with Annette's suggestion:

1. It is against faculty policy to allow any student the opportunity to do
any "extra work over and above that described in the syllabus, to influence
his or her grade, when the same opportunity has not been made available to
all students."

2. No student may be permitted "to perform extra work after final grades
have been submitted to improve his or her grade."

3. Final grades may not be changed unless there has been (a) an error in
computing the grade or (b) a documented violation of the Fair Grading
Policy.

Do other institutions have this policy?  I think it's a good one, and it
saves us the extra pressure from students once they get a look at their
grade and think they could possibly get it changed by doing some
after-the-fact extra credit.  Then *we're* stuck with the poop load of extra
work.

Beth Benoit
Granite State College
Plymouth State University
New Hampshire

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 4:09 PM,  wrote:

> Give him/her a poop load of extra work to master in one week's time and if
> the student is willing to do it, and does, in fact, do it, then raise the
> grade. It's Christmas and the student might make a great X-ray tech. Don't
> know what else would predict success as much as desire. All this assumes the
> student faithfully really did attend class and take notes and try to master
> work in the first go-around but needs a second go-around to master it.
> (first goaround in your class as I understand it's not the first go-around
> so to speak.)
>
> Annette
>
> Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D.
> Professor of Psychology
> University of San Diego
> 5998 Alcala Park
> San Diego, CA 92110
> 619-260-4006
> tay...@sandiego.edu
>
>
>  Original message 
> >Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:01:17 -0500 (EST)
> >From: "Dr. Bob Wildblood" 
> >Subject: [tips] A student request - Any comments
> >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <
> tips@acsun.frostburg.edu>
> >
> >I got the message below yesterday from a student who, in spite of what she
> says did not attend approximately 1/3 of the classes.  What you see is a
> copy of her email without editing.  My syllabus states clearly that the
> grade is based on the four scheduled tests (and I offer an "optional" final
> exam so that a student who misses a test or who wants to try to improve
> their grade by replacing a low grade on one of the four tests).  Her grades
> were 49, 60, 65, and 70 and she did not take the "optional" final exam.  The
> syllabus also says there are no extra credit opportunities.  Any comments?
>  WWYD?
> >
> >"Dr. Wildblood
> >
> >I know this is very late but after reviewing my grades for this semester I
> realized that my grade for your class, Psychology was my only grade that was
> below a B. I am applying to Radiology school at Mary Washington Hospital in
> Janurary and they willl not accept an application with a gade that i
> received in your class. I know that the grade reflects work that i did in
> your class,but i shpwed up tp class everyday and took notes and payed
> attention.  This is my second time taking psychology because my credit from
> last year at UVA WISE did not transfer and i happened to have a B in that
> class. (go figure). Although the only thing that helped me receive that B
> was extra work and assigments that were given in class by the professor. I
> am not a good test taker as you can see. I study for the tests and think i
> know the information.  But when i am given the test i do horrible.  Is there
> anything i can do, an extra paper or something that i can turn in or email
> you that will raise my !
> !
> g!
> >!
> >!
> >rade to a B.  i need it for Radiology school.  If i need to make an
> appoitment and come in i am willing to do that.
> >thank you"
> >
> >.
> >Robert W. Wildblood, PhD
> >Riverside Counseling Center and
> >Adjunct Psychology Faculty @
> >Germanna Community College
> >drb...@rcn.com
> >.
> >The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head
> than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with
> equal velocity in a vacuum.
> >- Charles Caleb Colton, author and clergyman (1780-1832)
> >.
> >Be like the fountain that overflows,
> >not like the cistern that merely contains.
> >-Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Author and Lyricist
> >.
> >We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students
> and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the
> desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education
> possible.
> >- Barack Obama, President of the United States of America
> >
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Re: [tips] A student request - Any comments

[taylor]

Give him/her a poop load of extra work to master in one week's time and if the 
student is willing to do it, and does, in fact, do it, then raise the grade. 
It's Christmas and the student might make a great X-ray tech. Don't know what 
else would predict success as much as desire. All this assumes the student 
faithfully really did attend class and take notes and try to master work in the 
first go-around but needs a second go-around to master it. (first goaround in 
your class as I understand it's not the first go-around so to speak.)

Annette

Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
619-260-4006
tay...@sandiego.edu


 Original message 
>Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:01:17 -0500 (EST)
>From: "Dr. Bob Wildblood"   
>Subject: [tips] A student request - Any comments  
>To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" 
>
>I got the message below yesterday from a student who, in spite of what she 
>says did not attend approximately 1/3 of the classes.  What you see is a copy 
>of her email without editing.  My syllabus states clearly that the grade is 
>based on the four scheduled tests (and I offer an "optional" final exam so 
>that a student who misses a test or who wants to try to improve their grade by 
>replacing a low grade on one of the four tests).  Her grades were 49, 60, 65, 
>and 70 and she did not take the "optional" final exam.  The syllabus also says 
>there are no extra credit opportunities.  Any comments?  WWYD? 
>
>"Dr. Wildblood
>
>I know this is very late but after reviewing my grades for this semester I 
>realized that my grade for your class, Psychology was my only grade that was 
>below a B. I am applying to Radiology school at Mary Washington Hospital in 
>Janurary and they willl not accept an application with a gade that i received 
>in your class. I know that the grade reflects work that i did in your 
>class,but i shpwed up tp class everyday and took notes and payed attention.  
>This is my second time taking psychology because my credit from last year at 
>UVA WISE did not transfer and i happened to have a B in that class. (go 
>figure). Although the only thing that helped me receive that B was extra work 
>and assigments that were given in class by the professor. I am not a good test 
>taker as you can see. I study for the tests and think i know the information.  
>But when i am given the test i do horrible.  Is there anything i can do, an 
>extra paper or something that i can turn in or email you that will raise my !
!
g!
>!
>!
>rade to a B.  i need it for Radiology school.  If i need to make an appoitment 
>and come in i am willing to do that.
>thank you"
>   
>   
>   
>.
>Robert W. Wildblood, PhD
>Riverside Counseling Center and
>Adjunct Psychology Faculty @
>Germanna Community College
>drb...@rcn.com 
>.  
>The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than 
>the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with equal 
>velocity in a vacuum. 
>- Charles Caleb Colton, author and clergyman (1780-1832) 
>.
>Be like the fountain that overflows, 
>not like the cistern that merely contains.
>-Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Author and Lyricist
>.
>We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and 
>our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and 
>the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.
>
>- Barack Obama, President of the United States of America
>
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>
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Re: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

[taylor]

My youngest son (age 21) is going to New York for Christmas and New Years and 
is absolutely excited about all the snow. Frankly, I grew up on it (native 
Chicagoan) and if I never see another flake it will be too soon.

Favorite christmas song this year: Stephen Colbert's Another Christmas song. 
You can get it for free on i-tunes if you download the free christmas album.

Annette

ps: not a flake in sight; just walked back from the pool :)

Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
619-260-4006
tay...@sandiego.edu


 Original message 
>Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:17:18 -0500
>From: "Mike Palij"   
>Subject: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?  
>To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" 
>Cc: "Mike Palij" 
>
>On the east coast of the U.S. there is supposed to be this 
>lollapalooza of a snow storm moving north which is supposed
>to hit NYC and leave 8+ inches of snow (*yawn*).  So far,
>no flakes (outside of the usual ones that one encounters on
>the streets of NYC).  But I hear that there is a little bit of
>snow now around Maryland, round a place called Frostburg.
>Is this true or another misrepresentation by the eastern liberal
>elite media establishment?
>
>By the way, anyone have a favorite Holidays song?  I'm
>partial to Annie Lennox's version of "Winter Wonderland".
>
>
>-Mike Palij
>New York University
>m...@nyu.edu
>
>
>
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Re: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

[Dr. Bob Wildblood]

Mike Palij queried:  
>
>On the east coast of the U.S. there is supposed to be this 
>lollapalooza of a snow storm moving north which is supposed
>to hit NYC and leave 8+ inches of snow (*yawn*).  So far,
>no flakes (outside of the usual ones that one encounters on
>the streets of NYC).  But I hear that there is a little bit of
>snow now around Maryland, round a place called Frostburg.
>Is this true or another misrepresentation by the eastern liberal elite media 
>establishment?
>
>From Fredericksburg, VA (65 Miles south of Washington, DC:

We are looking right now at about 19 inches of snow and have a severe storm 
warning that is scheduled to end at 6 am tomorrow.  So, I guess you might say I 
saw a little snow.

My favorite Christmas song is still "I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus," by Jimmy 
Boyd.  1952's #1 Christmas song, and no, I didn't like the Jackson 5 cover 
anywhere near as much when it came out later.



.
Robert W. Wildblood, PhD
Riverside Counseling Center and
Adjunct Psychology Faculty @
Germanna Community College
drb...@rcn.com  
.   
The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the 
most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with equal 
velocity in a vacuum. 
- Charles Caleb Colton, author and clergyman (1780-1832) 
.
Be like the fountain that overflows, 
not like the cistern that merely contains.
-Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Author and Lyricist
.
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and 
our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and 
the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. 
   
- Barack Obama, President of the United States of America


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RE: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

[Bill Southerly]

I live about 30 minutes west of Frostburg in the mountains and we have 16-18 
inches of snow and still snowing. Of course, our annual snowfall is 120 inches 
so no big deal since everyone owns a 4-wheel drive vehicle and our county does 
a good job of clearing the roads.  My biggest problem is getting out of our 1/4 
mile driveway winding through the woods in the middle of nowhere. 

Since we just finished our finals this week and finally my grading, I have been 
off-line until now trying to recover.  Of course since I am on sabbatical 
starting now I will have plenty of time to recharge.

Happy holidays to everyone.

Bill

Bill Southerly, PhD
Department of Psychology
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD 21532
301-687-4778
bsouthe...@frostburg.edu



-Original Message-
From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu]
Sent: Sat 12/19/2009 2:31 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: RE: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?
 
Yes, Virginia (West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland) there is a snowstorm. 
I've got what looks like 16 inches on the ground as of 2:30 eastern time and 
more coming all the time. It is a light and fluffy variety, little threat to 
power lines.

Paul C. Bernhardt
Department of Psychology
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, Maryland



-Original Message-
From: Mike Palij [mailto:m...@nyu.edu]
Sent: Sat 12/19/2009 4:17 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Cc: Mike Palij
Subject: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?
 
On the east coast of the U.S. there is supposed to be this 
lollapalooza of a snow storm moving north which is supposed
to hit NYC and leave 8+ inches of snow (*yawn*).  So far,
no flakes (outside of the usual ones that one encounters on
the streets of NYC).  But I hear that there is a little bit of
snow now around Maryland, round a place called Frostburg.
Is this true or another misrepresentation by the eastern liberal
elite media establishment?

By the way, anyone have a favorite Holidays song?  I'm
partial to Annie Lennox's version of "Winter Wonderland".


-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu



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RE: [tips] A student request - Any comments

[Paul C Bernhardt]

Do you want this student to one day, without warning, walk in and say, "I'm the 
radiologist your physician called in to consult on your case." 

I think that answers your question. 

You have clear guidelines in the syllabus, the student didn't take advantage of 
opportunities to improve their grade. Case closed. If the student knew she 
needed a B or better she should have put forth the effort to ensure that grade. 
That she was unaware that she needed to take the final to improve her grade 
until after the fact makes for another reason to not want this student to ever 
be introduced to you as your radiologist.  

Paul C. Bernhardt
Department of Psychology
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, Maryland



-Original Message-
From: Dr. Bob Wildblood [mailto:drb...@rcn.com]
Sent: Sat 12/19/2009 1:01 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: [tips] A student request - Any comments
 
I got the message below yesterday from a student who, in spite of what she says 
did not attend approximately 1/3 of the classes.  What you see is a copy of her 
email without editing.  My syllabus states clearly that the grade is based on 
the four scheduled tests (and I offer an "optional" final exam so that a 
student who misses a test or who wants to try to improve their grade by 
replacing a low grade on one of the four tests).  Her grades were 49, 60, 65, 
and 70 and she did not take the "optional" final exam.  The syllabus also says 
there are no extra credit opportunities.  Any comments?  WWYD? 

"Dr. Wildblood

I know this is very late but after reviewing my grades for this semester I 
realized that my grade for your class, Psychology was my only grade that was 
below a B. I am applying to Radiology school at Mary Washington Hospital in 
Janurary and they willl not accept an application with a gade that i received 
in your class. I know that the grade reflects work that i did in your class,but 
i shpwed up tp class everyday and took notes and payed attention.  This is my 
second time taking psychology because my credit from last year at UVA WISE did 
not transfer and i happened to have a B in that class. (go figure). Although 
the only thing that helped me receive that B was extra work and assigments that 
were given in class by the professor. I am not a good test taker as you can 
see. I study for the tests and think i know the information.  But when i am 
given the test i do horrible.  Is there anything i can do, an extra paper or 
something that i can turn in or email you that will raise my g!
rade to a B.  i need it for Radiology school.  If i need to make an appoitment 
and come in i am willing to do that.
thank you"



.
Robert W. Wildblood, PhD
Riverside Counseling Center and
Adjunct Psychology Faculty @
Germanna Community College
drb...@rcn.com  
.   
The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the 
most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with equal 
velocity in a vacuum. 
- Charles Caleb Colton, author and clergyman (1780-1832) 
.
Be like the fountain that overflows, 
not like the cistern that merely contains.
-Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Author and Lyricist
.
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and 
our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and 
the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. 
   
- Barack Obama, President of the United States of America


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RE: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

[Paul C Bernhardt]

Yes, Virginia (West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland) there is a snowstorm. 
I've got what looks like 16 inches on the ground as of 2:30 eastern time and 
more coming all the time. It is a light and fluffy variety, little threat to 
power lines.

Paul C. Bernhardt
Department of Psychology
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, Maryland



-Original Message-
From: Mike Palij [mailto:m...@nyu.edu]
Sent: Sat 12/19/2009 4:17 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Cc: Mike Palij
Subject: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?
 
On the east coast of the U.S. there is supposed to be this 
lollapalooza of a snow storm moving north which is supposed
to hit NYC and leave 8+ inches of snow (*yawn*).  So far,
no flakes (outside of the usual ones that one encounters on
the streets of NYC).  But I hear that there is a little bit of
snow now around Maryland, round a place called Frostburg.
Is this true or another misrepresentation by the eastern liberal
elite media establishment?

By the way, anyone have a favorite Holidays song?  I'm
partial to Annie Lennox's version of "Winter Wonderland".


-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu



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Re: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

[Christopher D. Green]

Mike Palij wrote:
> By the way, anyone have a favorite Holidays song?  I'm
> partial to Annie Lennox's version of "Winter Wonderland".
>
>   

The Coventry Carol, in the original Medieval counterpoint (with those 
occasional juicy dissonances), rather than in "corrected" Bach 
chorale-style block chords (check out the version by the Sixteen Harry 
Christophers).

Chris
-- 

Christopher D. Green
Department of Psychology
York University
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Canada

 

416-736-2100 ex. 66164
chri...@yorku.ca
http://www.yorku.ca/christo/

==


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[tips] Syllabus is as syllabus does.

[michael sylvester]

Handing out a syllsbus to a student is no guarantee that the student wii  read 
it.I had a policy of reading aloud wth the class the instrument to students and 
having them sign it .Then I gather them for validation and redistribute  them 
to the students.
Yep,signed,sealed.and delivered.
Any legal experts on Tips?

Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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Re: [tips] A student request - Any comments

[DIANE FINLEY]

I think the grading is done according to the syllabus and not to
individual situations. I think to do otherwise would actually cause
legal issues in terms of other students.  Besides, when she applies to
radiology school, she will have to submit all transcripts so her B from
elsewhere should meet their requirement.

However, if  she has difficult with tests, you won't be able to pass the
radiology exams!

>From snowy Maryland!

Diane


Diane L. Finley, Ph.D.
Professor , Department of Psychology
Membership Chair,  D47 - APA (Exercise and Sport Psychology)
Prince George's Community College
301 Largo Road
Largo MD 20774
(301) 322-0869
dfin...@pgcc.edu
http://academic.pgcc.edu/~dfinley

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Re: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

[Ken Steele]

Mike Palij wrote:
On the east coast of the U.S. there is supposed to be this 
lollapalooza of a snow storm moving north which is supposed

to hit NYC and leave 8+ inches of snow (*yawn*).  So far,
no flakes (outside of the usual ones that one encounters on
the streets of NYC).  But I hear that there is a little bit of
snow now around Maryland, round a place called Frostburg.
Is this true or another misrepresentation by the eastern liberal
elite media establishment?

By the way, anyone have a favorite Holidays song?  I'm
partial to Annie Lennox's version of "Winter Wonderland".


-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu



We have about 16" in our front yard.  We live at the end of a 
road and the snow plow left a 6' high by 15' wide pile of snow at 
the edge of our yard.


I don't have a favorite song but I have favorite CDs - Vince 
Guaraldi's "Charlie Brown Christmas" and Louis Armstrong's "What 
a Wonderful Christmas."  This year's addition to the Christmas CD 
collection is "An Oscar Peterson Christmas" and an Alligator 
compilation disk called "Genuine Houserockin' Christmas."  Both 
are highly recommended


I can't listen to Nutcracker because I have danced in a local 
production for many years and the music elicits strong imagery 
related to the performance (costume changes, etc).


Ken


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Appalachian State University
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Re: [tips] A student request - Any comments

[Paul Brandon]

I don't see any reason not to give her the grade she earned according  
to your syllabus.


On Dec 19, 2009, at 12:01 PM, Dr. Bob Wildblood wrote:

I got the message below yesterday from a student who, in spite of  
what she says did not attend approximately 1/3 of the classes.   
What you see is a copy of her email without editing.  My syllabus  
states clearly that the grade is based on the four scheduled tests  
(and I offer an "optional" final exam so that a student who misses  
a test or who wants to try to improve their grade by replacing a  
low grade on one of the four tests).  Her grades were 49, 60, 65,  
and 70 and she did not take the "optional" final exam.  The  
syllabus also says there are no extra credit opportunities.  Any  
comments?  WWYD?


"Dr. Wildblood

I know this is very late but after reviewing my grades for this  
semester I realized that my grade for your class, Psychology was my  
only grade that was below a B. I am applying to Radiology school at  
Mary Washington Hospital in Janurary and they willl not accept an  
application with a gade that i received in your class. I know that  
the grade reflects work that i did in your class,but i shpwed up tp  
class everyday and took notes and payed attention.  This is my  
second time taking psychology because my credit from last year at  
UVA WISE did not transfer and i happened to have a B in that class.  
(go figure). Although the only thing that helped me receive that B  
was extra work and assigments that were given in class by the  
professor. I am not a good test taker as you can see. I study for  
the tests and think i know the information.  But when i am given  
the test i do horrible.  Is there anything i can do, an extra paper  
or something that i can turn in or email you that will raise my

 g!
rade to a B.  i need it for Radiology school.  If i need to make an  
appoitment and come in i am willing to do that.

thank you"



.
Robert W. Wildblood, PhD
Riverside Counseling Center and
Adjunct Psychology Faculty @
Germanna Community College
drb...@rcn.com  
.   
The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty  
head than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a  
guinea fall with equal velocity in a vacuum.

- Charles Caleb Colton, author and clergyman (1780-1832)
.
Be like the fountain that overflows,
not like the cistern that merely contains.
-Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Author and Lyricist
.
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our  
students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have  
the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still  
get the best education possible.

- Barack Obama, President of the United States of America


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10 Crown Hill Lane
Mankato, MN 56001
pkbra...@hickorytech.net




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Re:[tips] A student request - Any comments

[David Epstein]

Her request is worded a lot less off-puttingly than is typical for a
pre-med "I need this grade" missive, but:


in spite of what she says did not attend approximately 1/3 of the
classes.


...the falsehood doesn't speak well for her.

The medical school's policy ("they willl not accept an application
with a g[r]ade that i received in your class") sounds unjustifiable.
If I had a favorable impression of the student, I would offer to
contact the medical school and vouch for her application (while
leaving the course grade as is).  But I'm not sure that I would have a
favorable impression of this student.

--David Epstein
  da...@neverdave.com


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RE: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

[Jim Clark]

Hi

And here I was feeling good that our temperature was going to reach a high of 
-10 centigrade (+14 F, 263.15 kelvin) after several weeks of -20 or so.  But my 
joy was short-lived, once I saw this posting.  I bet, however, that you don't 
get to skate on the world's longest ice rink.  See:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA2XCv3qenw

Best wishes
Jim


James M. Clark
Professor of Psychology
204-786-9757
204-774-4134 Fax
j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca

>>> "Bourgeois, Dr. Martin"  19-Dec-09 9:55:11 AM >>>
It's only getting up to 70 here today, winter is definitely on the way. Had to 
turn the pool heater on.

My current fave is Bob Dylan's cover of Brave Combo's Must be Santa. If you 
haven't seen or heard it, here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE6WQmNus 


From: Mike Palij [m...@nyu.edu] 
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:17 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Cc: Mike Palij
Subject: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

On the east coast of the U.S. there is supposed to be this
lollapalooza of a snow storm moving north which is supposed
to hit NYC and leave 8+ inches of snow (*yawn*).  So far,
no flakes (outside of the usual ones that one encounters on
the streets of NYC).  But I hear that there is a little bit of
snow now around Maryland, round a place called Frostburg.
Is this true or another misrepresentation by the eastern liberal
elite media establishment?

By the way, anyone have a favorite Holidays song?  I'm
partial to Annie Lennox's version of "Winter Wonderland".


-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu 



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[tips] A student request - Any comments

[Dr. Bob Wildblood]

I got the message below yesterday from a student who, in spite of what she says 
did not attend approximately 1/3 of the classes.  What you see is a copy of her 
email without editing.  My syllabus states clearly that the grade is based on 
the four scheduled tests (and I offer an "optional" final exam so that a 
student who misses a test or who wants to try to improve their grade by 
replacing a low grade on one of the four tests).  Her grades were 49, 60, 65, 
and 70 and she did not take the "optional" final exam.  The syllabus also says 
there are no extra credit opportunities.  Any comments?  WWYD? 

"Dr. Wildblood

I know this is very late but after reviewing my grades for this semester I 
realized that my grade for your class, Psychology was my only grade that was 
below a B. I am applying to Radiology school at Mary Washington Hospital in 
Janurary and they willl not accept an application with a gade that i received 
in your class. I know that the grade reflects work that i did in your class,but 
i shpwed up tp class everyday and took notes and payed attention.  This is my 
second time taking psychology because my credit from last year at UVA WISE did 
not transfer and i happened to have a B in that class. (go figure). Although 
the only thing that helped me receive that B was extra work and assigments that 
were given in class by the professor. I am not a good test taker as you can 
see. I study for the tests and think i know the information.  But when i am 
given the test i do horrible.  Is there anything i can do, an extra paper or 
something that i can turn in or email you that will raise my g!
rade to a B.  i need it for Radiology school.  If i need to make an appoitment 
and come in i am willing to do that.
thank you"



.
Robert W. Wildblood, PhD
Riverside Counseling Center and
Adjunct Psychology Faculty @
Germanna Community College
drb...@rcn.com  
.   
The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the 
most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with equal 
velocity in a vacuum. 
- Charles Caleb Colton, author and clergyman (1780-1832) 
.
Be like the fountain that overflows, 
not like the cistern that merely contains.
-Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Author and Lyricist
.
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and 
our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and 
the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. 
   
- Barack Obama, President of the United States of America


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[tips] Ho-hum: Adolescent and parental metnal health

[sblack]

Nothing new here, just venting.

Giannakopoulos G, et al (2009). Adolescents' wellbeing and 
functioning: Relationships with parents' subjective general 
physical and mental health. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes  
7:100 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-7-100

>From the abstract:

"Parental subjective mental health status was significantly 
correlated with adolescents´ better physical and psychological 
wellbeing, moods and emotions"

"Conclusion: This study reinforces the importance of parental 
subjective health status, along with other variables, as a 
significant factor for the adolescents´ HRQoL [health-related 
quality of life]".

Doesn't that sound like a causal conclusion, namely that 
parental mental health has a (childrearing) causal effect on the 
mental and physical health of their adolescents?

They make this clearer in the body of the paper itself, where 
they argue in the conclusion that when professionals treat  
adolescents, "Great attention should be given to addressing 
parental mental health issues through targeted psychosocial 
individual and/ or family therapies". In other words, to treat the 
kids, you have to treat the parents".

Yet buried elsewhere in their report is this disclaimer:

"As the study was cross-sectional, it was not possible to assess 
whether there was a causal relationship between parental 
subjective health status and adolescents´ HRQoL".

Then why are they drawing conclusions and making 
recommendations as though it was? That their correlations 
could be due to genetic transmission from parents to child 
doesn't seem to have occurred to them. 

In other words, they're still at it.

Full text of the paper available at 
http://www.hqlo.com/content/pdf/1477-7525-7-100.pdf

Stephen

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Professor of Psychology, Emeritus   
Bishop's University   
 e-mail:  sbl...@ubishops.ca
2600 College St.
Sherbrooke QC  J1M 1Z7
Canada
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RE: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

[Helweg-Larsen, Marie]

I'm in central Pennsylvania and it's been snowing since early this morning. We 
have about 4-6 inches and it is still snowing hard. Glad I'm not going anywhere 
today!
Marie


Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology
Kaufman 168, Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA 17013, office (717) 245-1562, fax (717) 245-1971
Office hours: Mon/Thur 3-4, Tues 10:30-11:30
http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html



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From: Patrick Dolan [mailto:pdo...@drew.edu]
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 11:36 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: Re: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

We're ~25 miles east of NYC and not a flake in sight (and assuming Mike Palij 
lives in NYC, I don't imagine he'll be doing a lot of shoveling!).

Patrick

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Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology
Drew University
Madison, NJ 07940
973-408-3558
pdo...@drew.edu


>>> On 12/19/2009 at 11:24 AM, "Serafin, John" 
>>> 
wrote:
> Don't know about that Frostburg place, but where I live in SW PA, we have
> about 3-4" in my driveway right now, and it's still snowing (although not at a
> furious pace). I'd be happy to see this move off toward NY!
>
> Over the years of teaching statistics, I've sometimes toyed with the idea of
> having students do a semester long project where they record local weather
> predictions and then do various analyses related to accuracy. Never gotten
> around to it, but I'd guess the error would be large. Especially when it
> comes to snowfall, I think the forecasts tend to purposely err on the high
> side.
>
> As for favorite holiday music, no single song comes to mind. But a Serafin
> tradition is to listen to the Nutcracker. If time permits, we'll also queue
> up Handel's Messiah (nice background music during the traditional Christmas
> eve dinner). Oh, one individual favorite that just came to mind is Bing
> Crosby & David Bowie doing Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth. Very cool
> combination. And then there's Carol of the Bells (I have it by Robert Shaw
> Chorale, but have heard many other versions). Hmm, guess I do have some
> individual favorites.
>
> Happy shoveling, Mike!
>
> John
> --
> John Serafin
> Psychology Department
> Saint Vincent College
> Latrobe, PA 15650
> john.sera...@email.stvincent.edu
>
>
>
> 
> From: Mike Palij 
> Reply-To: TIPS posts 
> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:17:18 -0500
> To: TIPS posts 
> Cc: Mike Palij 
> Subject: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?
>
> On the east coast of the U.S. there is supposed to be this
> lollapalooza of a snow storm moving north which is supposed
> to hit NYC and leave 8+ inches of snow (*yawn*).  So far,
> no flakes (outside of the usual ones that one encounters on
> the streets of NYC).  But I hear that there is a little bit of
> snow now around Maryland, round a place called Frostburg.
> Is this true or another misrepresentation by the eastern liberal
> elite media establishment?
>
> By the way, anyone have a favorite Holidays song?  I'm
> partial to Annie Lennox's version of "Winter Wonderland".
>
>
> -Mike Palij
> New York University
> m...@nyu.edu
>
>
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Re: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

[Patrick Dolan]

We're ~25 miles east of NYC and not a flake in sight (and assuming Mike Palij 
lives in NYC, I don't imagine he'll be doing a lot of shoveling!).

Patrick

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Patrick O. Dolan, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology 
Drew University 
Madison, NJ 07940 
973-408-3558 
pdo...@drew.edu 


>>> On 12/19/2009 at 11:24 AM, "Serafin, John" 
>>> 
wrote:
> Don't know about that Frostburg place, but where I live in SW PA, we have 
> about 3-4" in my driveway right now, and it's still snowing (although not at 
> a 
> furious pace). I'd be happy to see this move off toward NY!
> 
> Over the years of teaching statistics, I've sometimes toyed with the idea of 
> having students do a semester long project where they record local weather 
> predictions and then do various analyses related to accuracy. Never gotten 
> around to it, but I'd guess the error would be large. Especially when it 
> comes to snowfall, I think the forecasts tend to purposely err on the high 
> side.
> 
> As for favorite holiday music, no single song comes to mind. But a Serafin 
> tradition is to listen to the Nutcracker. If time permits, we'll also queue 
> up Handel's Messiah (nice background music during the traditional Christmas 
> eve dinner). Oh, one individual favorite that just came to mind is Bing 
> Crosby & David Bowie doing Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth. Very cool 
> combination. And then there's Carol of the Bells (I have it by Robert Shaw 
> Chorale, but have heard many other versions). Hmm, guess I do have some 
> individual favorites.
> 
> Happy shoveling, Mike!
> 
> John
> --
> John Serafin
> Psychology Department
> Saint Vincent College
> Latrobe, PA 15650
> john.sera...@email.stvincent.edu 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Mike Palij 
> Reply-To: TIPS posts 
> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:17:18 -0500
> To: TIPS posts 
> Cc: Mike Palij 
> Subject: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?
> 
> On the east coast of the U.S. there is supposed to be this
> lollapalooza of a snow storm moving north which is supposed
> to hit NYC and leave 8+ inches of snow (*yawn*).  So far,
> no flakes (outside of the usual ones that one encounters on
> the streets of NYC).  But I hear that there is a little bit of
> snow now around Maryland, round a place called Frostburg.
> Is this true or another misrepresentation by the eastern liberal
> elite media establishment?
> 
> By the way, anyone have a favorite Holidays song?  I'm
> partial to Annie Lennox's version of "Winter Wonderland".
> 
> 
> -Mike Palij
> New York University
> m...@nyu.edu 
> 
> 
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Re: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

[Serafin, John]

Don't know about that Frostburg place, but where I live in SW PA, we have about 
3-4" in my driveway right now, and it's still snowing (although not at a 
furious pace). I'd be happy to see this move off toward NY!

Over the years of teaching statistics, I've sometimes toyed with the idea of 
having students do a semester long project where they record local weather 
predictions and then do various analyses related to accuracy. Never gotten 
around to it, but I'd guess the error would be large. Especially when it comes 
to snowfall, I think the forecasts tend to purposely err on the high side.

As for favorite holiday music, no single song comes to mind. But a Serafin 
tradition is to listen to the Nutcracker. If time permits, we'll also queue up 
Handel's Messiah (nice background music during the traditional Christmas eve 
dinner). Oh, one individual favorite that just came to mind is Bing Crosby & 
David Bowie doing Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth. Very cool combination. And 
then there's Carol of the Bells (I have it by Robert Shaw Chorale, but have 
heard many other versions). Hmm, guess I do have some individual favorites.

Happy shoveling, Mike!

John
--
John Serafin
Psychology Department
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA 15650
john.sera...@email.stvincent.edu




From: Mike Palij 
Reply-To: TIPS posts 
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:17:18 -0500
To: TIPS posts 
Cc: Mike Palij 
Subject: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

On the east coast of the U.S. there is supposed to be this
lollapalooza of a snow storm moving north which is supposed
to hit NYC and leave 8+ inches of snow (*yawn*).  So far,
no flakes (outside of the usual ones that one encounters on
the streets of NYC).  But I hear that there is a little bit of
snow now around Maryland, round a place called Frostburg.
Is this true or another misrepresentation by the eastern liberal
elite media establishment?

By the way, anyone have a favorite Holidays song?  I'm
partial to Annie Lennox's version of "Winter Wonderland".


-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu



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RE: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

[Bourgeois, Dr. Martin]

It's only getting up to 70 here today, winter is definitely on the way. Had to 
turn the pool heater on.

My current fave is Bob Dylan's cover of Brave Combo's Must be Santa. If you 
haven't seen or heard it, here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE6WQmNus


From: Mike Palij [m...@nyu.edu]
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:17 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Cc: Mike Palij
Subject: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

On the east coast of the U.S. there is supposed to be this
lollapalooza of a snow storm moving north which is supposed
to hit NYC and leave 8+ inches of snow (*yawn*).  So far,
no flakes (outside of the usual ones that one encounters on
the streets of NYC).  But I hear that there is a little bit of
snow now around Maryland, round a place called Frostburg.
Is this true or another misrepresentation by the eastern liberal
elite media establishment?

By the way, anyone have a favorite Holidays song?  I'm
partial to Annie Lennox's version of "Winter Wonderland".


-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu



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[tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

[Mike Palij]

On the east coast of the U.S. there is supposed to be this 
lollapalooza of a snow storm moving north which is supposed
to hit NYC and leave 8+ inches of snow (*yawn*).  So far,
no flakes (outside of the usual ones that one encounters on
the streets of NYC).  But I hear that there is a little bit of
snow now around Maryland, round a place called Frostburg.
Is this true or another misrepresentation by the eastern liberal
elite media establishment?

By the way, anyone have a favorite Holidays song?  I'm
partial to Annie Lennox's version of "Winter Wonderland".


-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu



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Re: [tips] tips digest: December 15, 2009 - RE LEanring Styles

[roig-reardon]

Gary, I nearly made the same mistake. What probably tripped us was the December 
2008 date, an apparent typo that appears at the top of the Contents page --the 
first page of the PDF in the link provided by Jordan, 
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/pspi/PSPI_9_3.pdf .   



Miguel 







- Original Message - 
From: "Gerald Peterson"  
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)"  
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 3:44:32 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [tips] tips digest: December 15, 2009 - RE LEanring Styles 


Ha, okay same article.  I have end of semester learning style ;-) 




Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. 
Professor, Department of Psychology 
Saginaw Valley State University 
University Center, MI 48710 
989-964-4491 
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happy holidays, 
Jordan Lippman, ABD 
http://www.jordanlippman.net 

 
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> http://chronicle.com/article/Matching-Teaching-Style-to/49497/ 
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re: [tips] Another 150th.anniversary

[Mike Palij]

On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:45:58 -0800, Michael Sylvester wrote:
>As the cross-cultural dude and British literature freak on Tips,
>I wish to note that it was  150 years ago that the classic 
>A TALE OF TWO CITIES was published .

*BZT*

I'm so sorry but the answer to question of "What book by
Charles Dickens was published on December 19, 1843" is

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol 

"A Tale of Two Cities" was published in 1859, first appearing
in serialized form in Dicken's magazine "All the Year Round"
starting April 30, 1859 and ending in November 25, 1859.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities

That's okay, to some people all of Dicken's works look alike.

Thank you for playing.  As a consolation prize departing contestants
receive a copy of the home edition of the "TiPS Game!"

>I am a Dickens man. It seems that this work is beginning to 
>represent sign of our times as our middle class struggles to 
>stay afloat.

Ever read Kruger & Dunning (1999) in JPSP?

-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu


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