Re the Pew Research Center poll on the U.S. perception of the religion
of President Obama recording that 18% said that they thought he was a
Muslim, compared to 12% who thought he was Muslim back in March 2008:
Chris Green writes:
There is a sense in which I don't really believe these
numbers,
Diary, the 22nd is about to leave us. Have you ever thought about how
people spend their precious feelings and thoughts? Today my heart and mind
were focused on mindful, which is still my Word for the Day for the next
few hours. Yeah, I take my cards with me wherever I go. Why do I
I am not surprised by the absolute values of any of the poll results, though I
have a certain amount of skepticism about the change from 12% to 18% -
presumably before Obama's comments on the NYC mosque/community center. Since
political beliefs of this sort are resistant to change, what would
Quick note -- we're workshopping today. :/
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From: John Kulig [mailto:ku...@mail.plymouth.edu]
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:38 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: Re: [tips] U.S. Adults Say The Darnedest Things!
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second
Before someone posts that tired old list by Beloit College (or some version of
it) that purports to demonstrate how entirely different the class of 2014 is
than us folk who graduated in the 80's and 70's are, please read this column.
I share this author's opinion. the differences are mainly
Dear List Members,
I have an unusual problem and I would appreciate your input. I am used to
teaching courses that by many standards are considered small (30-35 students).
This semester I have the opportunity to teach a very small class (4 students)
in Behavioral Neuroscience. I'm most
In his history Psychological Operations American Style, Robert Kodesky
(2007) provides a history that reachs up to the early 2000s on the use of
information in warfare, both hot and cold. Quoting his footnote #2 to
his chapter 1:
| 2. The United States Department of the Army officially
Hi Carol,
I had an instructor for a course in graduate school who stood up and lectured
every day even though there were only 4 of us. It was awful. Your situation
calls for some creativity but what an opportunity! Especially if your course
isn't a prereq for other courses.
Here are some ideas:
Sir Francis Galton authored Hereditary Genius.Now the Reverend Franklin Graham
has echoed a hereditary aspect to the Islamic and Jewish believers.He stated
that Islam is descended from the seed of the man,hence since Obama's father
was a moslem,Islam is embedded in Obama's collective
Hi
I would find it a challenge with that small a class filling all the class time,
whether lectures or traditional seminars. I have had students in larger
classes do small exercises out of class and submit brief reports by e-mail. I
just credit them if they submit anything reasonable. But
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Some subscribers to TeachEdPsych and TIPS and might be interested in
Effects of Problem Based Economics on High School Economics
Instruction [Hake (2010)].
The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: In Effects of Problem Based Economics on high school
economics
When information about a war comes from a government eager to promote and
justify it, how can we know which parts to believe and which to reject as
propaganda?...An avowed atheist...opposed the war in Iraq after serving a tour
of duty there.
How does one know whether it is the first Tillman
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