Yes, Dr. Wildblood, I do agree. As a high school science teacher, I would never penalize a student for not speaking up in class. Some of my brightess students were reluctant to speak in class. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Bob Wildblood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 6:50 PM Subject: Quiet Students
> Tipsters, > > There has been lots said on this issue, but I haven't seen anything > about a couple of other possibilities that might be involved. > First, for those of you who believe in this sort of thing, research on > the MBTI suggests that anyone who is a strong introvert would show this > kind of behavior when in a classroom setting. Introverts don't like to > be put in the position of responding to a question (especially a > difficult one) without having time to think about it and, in fact, would > much prefer being able to respond in writing after having some time to > think (just one of the endearing characteristics of we introverts). > Second, in my clinical practice, I have noted a sharp increase in the > number of people who have Social Anxiety Disorder. I don't know where > this is coming from, but I can tell you that of my last 6 intakes, 2 > were text-book SADs. > > Of course, this is just my opinion, and I may be wrong. > > Bob Wildblood, PhD > Indiana University Kokomo > Family Psychiatric Center > Kokomo, IN > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
