[tips] Random Thought: Every Class Is
Barbara just won't leave me along--thank goodness. So, I was in my garden talking with the flowers when my cell rang. It was Barbara asking, You busy? I said goodbye to the flowers, sat down by the koi pond, and start chatting with her. We weren't far into our conversation when she asked me, Dr. Schmier, don't you get bored? You say no one should think for a second that they can teach in their sleep. And, if they think that way, they probably are asleep. But, how can you not get at least drowsy. You've taught that same class we were in over and over and over again, three or four times a semester, two semesters a year, for I don't know how many years. No, I haven't, I answered. What do you mean 'No, I haven't?' she shot back. I asked her, How many times in class did I say 'I haven't done this before,' or 'Let's see if this works,' or 'I'm using you as my guinea pigs? But, they're all the same course. They're all numbered the same! They're all History 2112. So? So? They're all identical. No, they're not. Don't you do the same thing in all the classes, whether you're experimenting or not? she asked with a puzzled voice. No. Just because they have the same course number doesn't mean they're the same, I replied. How do you figure? Simple. What captures and holds my attention, what I focus on, to what and whom I give my undivided attention, what I model, all reflect who I am and what guides me. My guide for every class is living that quote of the famous psychiatrist, Carl Jung, at the end of my piece, TO BE A TEACHER, that I sent you: 'You have to put aside your formal theories and intellectual constructs and axioms and statistics and charts when you reach out to touch that miracle called the individual human being.' 'The individual human being!!' Let me put it this way. You said during closure on the last day of class that you aren't the same person who you were on the first day. So, Barbara, you were changing from day to day as you were experiencing and learning in and out of class. The same Barbara never came into the class on any two days even though she had the same name. Now, multiply that by 140 to 180 other 'Barbaras' each semester. I've got to keep on top of that development, growth, transformation, or whatever you want to call such change so I don't fall into the trap of treating impressions and perceptions and assumptions about a student as knowledge of them. The only thing identical about all these classes that have the same course number is their course number. But, they are all different, if for no other reason the people in the class with me are different and constantly changing. Each of those people have different dreams, goals, and stories. They each have traveled different roads, carrying different amounts and types of baggage, dealing or not dealing with different issues, coming through different doors. I can't measures all students against the same criteria because that ignores the truth that each student is different with varied training, different self-perceptions, individual strengths and weaknesses, unique talents and potential, distinct likes and dislikes, and particular expectations and aspirations. Then, who do you see, Barbara asked. The individual, the one, the ever-changing one, I answered. I see a class as a gathering of sacred, noble, unique, mysterious, wondrous, separate, distinct, changing 'ones.' I tell everyone that is the true diversity in the classroom and on our campus, for no two 'ones' are the same. Each 'one' is at best a 'variation on a theme.' So, I never walk into the same class twice. And, on top of that each 'one' is changing at different paces each day. Every class is an imperfect class. Every class is an adjustment and an adaptation class. Every class is an unlearning and learning class. Every class is a breaking old habits and learning new ones class. Every class is a risk-taking class. Every class is a 'let's practice' class. Every class is a 'I wonder what if' class. Every class is a 'let's see what happens' class. Every class is a complicated class. Every class is a venture into the unknown. Every class is a creative class. Every class is an adventure class. Every class is a journey class. Every class is a mystery class. Every class is a transformation class. Every class is a 'you never know' class. Every class is a wondrous class. Every class is an unconditional faith in, belief in, hope for, and love of class. You want to be a teacher, then remember all that and remember this: you're a pioneer of the future. I'll repeat that: you're a pioneer of the future. Let me drive this home: every class is humanity, a gathering of individual human beings like you, before it is a 'students are' generality
Re: [tips] oh, dear...
On 2012-06-07, at 8:04 PM, Beth Benoit wrote: Psychologists use murky research methods, survey finds http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/psychologists-use-murky-research-methods-survey-finds/article4240290/?cmpid=rss1 Fascinating /:-| Someone's gonna have some 'splainin' to do! Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ == --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=18252 or send a blank email to leave-18252-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
RE: [tips] Malcolm Gladwell's corporatist right-wing background
Interesting, and depressing. I just ordered texts for an honors' student salon, and one of them is _Outliers_, which, as far as I can tell from reviews and the little bit I've read so far, has a message that apparently runs quite contrary to the typical right-wing explanation for success: disposition. I guess I'll know more as I read more, but I'm really sort of sorry, now. I hope none of the corporate-shill stuff comes through in this book m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Behavioral and Health Sciences College of Arts Sciences Baker University -- From: Christopher Green [mailto:chri...@yorku.ca] Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 3:57 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Malcolm Gladwell's corporatist right-wing background I confess, I have never been as eager to despise Malcolm Gladwell as many other behavioral scientists were. Yes, he overblew and misinterpreted some results, but he seemed to occupy an important niche in the complex ecology by which difficult, nuanced scientific findings get translated to the wider public, which isn't much interested in the niceties of neologistic theories and null hypothesis testing. Turns out, I was wrong, but not for the reasons I expected. It appears, now, that Malcolm Gladwell is the product of well-known public relations machine that has defended corporatist agendas and far right politics for nearly three decades now. The only difference is, he has been better at keeping his paymasters in the shadows than some of his fellow propagandists. The source is clearly leftist, but the basic facts are clear enough whether you are in sympathy with the writer's politics or not. http://www.alternet.org/story/155770/is_malcolm_gladwell_america%27s_most_successful_propagandist_and_corporate_shill?page=entire Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada chri...@yorku.camailto:chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ == --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: marc.car...@bakeru.edumailto:marc.car...@bakeru.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c90e1n=Tl=tipso=18237 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-18237-13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c9...@fsulist.frostburg.edumailto:leave-18237-13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by Baker University (BU) and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=18258 or send a blank email to leave-18258-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] The Once and Future College
The NY Times book review has a review of a book by Andrew Delbanco, a professor at Columbia, on the history of college education and what it is supposed to be, at least from his perspective. The review can be accessed here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/books/review/college-by-andrew-delbanco.html?_r=1nl=booksadxnnl=1emc=booksupdateema4_20120608adxnnlx=1339175326-kAI5tsf0ZH3HQOgTwkjgCw It is focused on the undergraduate experience and argues against the view that college should be just a vocational training stage entered into just to increase the likelihood of a getting a good paying job. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=18261 or send a blank email to leave-18261-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] The Once and Future College
On Jun 8, 2012, at 12:18 PM, Michael Palij wrote: The NY Times book review has a review of a book by Andrew Delbanco, a professor at Columbia, on the history of college education and what it is supposed to be, at least from his perspective. The review can be accessed here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/books/review/college-by-andrew-delbanco.html?_r=1nl=booksadxnnl=1emc=booksupdateema4_20120608adxnnlx=1339175326-kAI5tsf0ZH3HQOgTwkjgCw It is focused on the undergraduate experience and argues against the view that college should be just a vocational training stage entered into just to increase the likelihood of a getting a good paying job. Unfortunately, American businesses seem to be outsourcing their job training to post-secondary education. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato pkbra...@hickorytech.net --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=18263 or send a blank email to leave-18263-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
RE: [tips] Malcolm Gladwell's corporatist right-wing background
I don't think you will have to worry too much. As the subheading of the article so aptly puts it (my helpful comment in brackets): Propaganda [or any Manchurian conspiracy to place right-wing crackpots in positions of influence in the dominant media] works best when it is not perceived as propaganda, but works more subtly. Many times Gladwell must write the exact opposite of what he believes just to retain his position of influence in the dominant media. Evidently, the conspirators at the National Journalism Center (the corporate-funded program created to counter the media's alleged 'anti-business bias' by molding college kids into corporate-friendly journalist-operatives and helping them infiltrate top-tier news media organizations) took a different route with Gladwell than they did with other graduates/automatons such as Dinesh D'Souza, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, John Fund and others who were way too obvious in their ideology to make good propagandists. I'm not sure if it's worse to be a hypocritical ideologue who often expresses contrary opinions to hide their ideology or a shill who doesn't really believe anything but just does it for the big paycheck but I don't think you can be both at the same time. This conspiracy evidently goes all the way to the top (of the Association for Psychological Science). It looks like APS is going to have to find another popularizer of psychology to feature at its annual conference. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3055 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edumailto:rfro...@jbu.edu (479)524-7295 http://bit.ly/DrFroman From: Marc Carter [mailto:marc.car...@bakeru.edu] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 9:42 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Malcolm Gladwell's corporatist right-wing background Interesting, and depressing. I just ordered texts for an honors' student salon, and one of them is _Outliers_, which, as far as I can tell from reviews and the little bit I've read so far, has a message that apparently runs quite contrary to the typical right-wing explanation for success: disposition. I guess I'll know more as I read more, but I'm really sort of sorry, now. I hope none of the corporate-shill stuff comes through in this book m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Behavioral and Health Sciences College of Arts Sciences Baker University -- From: Christopher Green [mailto:chri...@yorku.ca] Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 3:57 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Malcolm Gladwell's corporatist right-wing background I confess, I have never been as eager to despise Malcolm Gladwell as many other behavioral scientists were. Yes, he overblew and misinterpreted some results, but he seemed to occupy an important niche in the complex ecology by which difficult, nuanced scientific findings get translated to the wider public, which isn't much interested in the niceties of neologistic theories and null hypothesis testing. Turns out, I was wrong, but not for the reasons I expected. It appears, now, that Malcolm Gladwell is the product of well-known public relations machine that has defended corporatist agendas and far right politics for nearly three decades now. The only difference is, he has been better at keeping his paymasters in the shadows than some of his fellow propagandists. The source is clearly leftist, but the basic facts are clear enough whether you are in sympathy with the writer's politics or not. http://www.alternet.org/story/155770/is_malcolm_gladwell_america%27s_most_successful_propagandist_and_corporate_shill?page=entire Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada chri...@yorku.camailto:chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ == --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: marc.car...@bakeru.edumailto:marc.car...@bakeru.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c90e1n=Tl=tipso=18237 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-18237-13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c9...@fsulist.frostburg.edumailto:leave-18237-13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by Baker University (BU) and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If
[tips] Quote of the Day: DO SCIENCE
An 18 year old High School student from Arkansas is also a nuclear scientist. After attending the White House Science Fair,he was on CNN and when asked what advice he would give the young generation of today,he said,and I quote Do science. Apparently he has no plans to enter college but to form his own company.Some big time research labs have made him lucrative offers. Michael Do Science Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=18265 or send a blank email to leave-18265-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] The Once and Future College
On 2012-06-08, at 1:18 PM, Michael Palij wrote: It is focused on the undergraduate experience and argues against the view that college should be just a vocational training stage entered into just to increase the likelihood of a getting a good paying job. Woe are we to live in a culture where such a thesis is not so unutterably obvious that someone would think it necessary to publish a book on it. Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ == --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=18266 or send a blank email to leave-18266-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] The Once and Future College
On Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:31:48 -0700, Christopher Green wrote: On 2012-06-08, at 1:18 PM, Michael Palij wrote: It is focused on the undergraduate experience and argues against the view that college should be just a vocational training stage entered into just to increase the likelihood of a getting a good paying job. Woe are we to live in a culture where such a thesis is not so unutterably obvious that someone would think it necessary to publish a book on it. I think it was over a decade ago when in the newspaper comic strip Doonesbury there was a person giving a commencement address and said something like You should be proud of your college education even if it doesn't get you a job. And the punchline was some student in audience saying What you mean it won't get me a job? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=18267 or send a blank email to leave-18267-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] Everybody is special...
I'm not sure this will work, I'm out walking country roads, squinting into the sun, and texting with clumsy fingers, but I thought this was relevant to some topic (although I'm not sure which just now). http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1061137286format=email Sent from my iPhone --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=18268 or send a blank email to leave-18268-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] The Once and Future College
There's a rather interesting brouhaha going on in this part of the territory about two commencement speeches given by Fareed Zakaria, of Newsweek, Time Magazine and now CNN fame. He gave a speech at Duke and then, 11 days later, at Harvard. They were essentially the same speech and he defended himself saying he wanted to give the best advice he could, and he'd told Harvard's president that he'd already been asked by Duke, so he'd expect the speeches to be similar, and Drew Faust said they still wanted him. I don't see any problem with similar speeches...if he wrote a great speech - and he clearly did - why should he give a different one that may not be as good at another college? But obviously, others disagree. Temple Grandin, for one, as the article notes, always gives different speeches. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/06/08/speeches_strike_a_similar_tone/ But what I'm really posting here is a lovely anecdote that Zakaria included about the always adorable Art Buchwald (I so miss him!) who gave an exquisitely brief commencement speech (my googling shows that Zakaria also included that anecdote the year before at the Johns Hopkins commencement...well, I guess if ya got a good story, then go with it): My favorite one is Art Buchwald. Buchwald gave a very short Commencement speech. He said, “As you can clearly see, we’re leaving you a pretty perfect world. Don’t screw it up. Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=18269 or send a blank email to leave-18269-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
re: [tips] Everybody is special...
On Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:35:00 -0700, Caroll DeVolder I'm not sure this will work, I'm out walking country roads, squinting into the sun, and texting with clumsy fingers, but I thought this was relevant to some topic (although I'm not sure which just now). http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1061137286format=email What a terrible thing to say! I mean, saying that married people rank behind the Baltimore Orioles! Oh, what an insult! Go Yanks! ;-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=18270 or send a blank email to leave-18270-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] Everybody is special...
Go Os! LOL! Paul On Jun 8, 2012, at 6:56 PM, Michael Palij wrote: On Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:35:00 -0700, Caroll DeVolder I'm not sure this will work, I'm out walking country roads, squinting into the sun, and texting with clumsy fingers, but I thought this was relevant to some topic (although I'm not sure which just now). http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1061137286format=email What a terrible thing to say! I mean, saying that married people rank behind the Baltimore Orioles! Oh, what an insult! Go Yanks! ;-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: pcbernha...@frostburg.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003n=Tl=tipso=18270 or send a blank email to leave-18270-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=18271 or send a blank email to leave-18271-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] Everybody is special...
On 2012-06-08, at 6:56 PM, Michael Palij wrote: What a terrible thing to say! I mean, saying that married people rank behind the Baltimore Orioles! Oh, what an insult! Go Yanks! ;-) He says. The very day that the Yankees (finally) pull ahead of the Orioles. Go Blue Jays! Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ == --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=18272 or send a blank email to leave-18272-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
