Sounds like a good exercise. Especially if you raised the age to 75 or more.
__________________________ Darlaine C. Gardetto, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology/General Education Coordinator St. Louis Community College-Meramec 11333 Big Bend Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63122 (314) 984-7695 (Phone) (314) 984-7489 (Fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 1:35 PM To: Calvin Odhiambo Cc: Teaching Sociology Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: Classroom activities for Aging - one idea This might be too simplistic and may not appeal to all instructors or students - yet, I have had good success with mental imagery exercise. I ask students to think of themselves at age 65 (prefer eyes closed) and I go through having them envision a day - where do they live, what type of dwelling (home, apt., retirement community, etc.), what time do they rise for the day, what do they do - include a look in the mirror, bending over to pick up the newspaper - ouch, medications they might take - (slowly and quietly)- I may add an early trip to the grocery store (are they still driving, how do other drivers respond to them, how are they treated at the store) . . . this takes about 10 minutes. I make it drawn out on purpose (and I actually envision a visit with an aging parent as I come up with the questions). Then, we discuss their thought - many students tell me they never envisioned being older. I have studies to share and simply pull out the studies as we talk - video segments, such as ABC News on Age Discrimination (Prentice Hall Video Library). Susan St. John, Assoc. Professor of Sociology Corning Community College 1 Academic Drive Corning, NY 14830 (607) 962-9526 or secretary 962-9239 ----- Original Message ----- From: Calvin Odhiambo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, September 1, 2005 12:16 pm Subject: TEACHSOC: Classroom activities for Aging and/or Sociological Theory > > I am looking for information on classroom activitie/games etc that I > can use in my Aging and/or Sociological Theory class. Can you > share any > active learning exercises/activities/games you have used or where > I can > get resources. My Introduction to Sociology students greatly enjoyed > the activities from "Sociology Through Active Learning" and I was > wondering if someone knows of any similar resources for Aging/Theory. > > Calvin Odhiambo > >
