Oh and we don't have TAs either. On Sat, 24 Apr 2004, Raymond Rogoway wrote:
> To one and all. My humble apologies for my "vitriolic" post. It was, I > think, the result of "end of the year angst," trying to cram in a few > last chapters before the Advanced Placement exam in May. > > The feedback both on the list of off-list was mostly appreciated. > However Louis, don't disparage high school Psychology teachers and > "mere" adjunct faculty. We are the ones who turn on your future students > to Psychology. We are the ones who recommend specific universities to > our students. Without us you would be running rats in some > pharmaceutical lab and probably making more money than as a college > professor. > > Louis, one needs not have a Ph.D. to communicate the excitement and > dynamism of Psychology to adolescents, one needs patience. I teach in an > independent school where a "typical" student in my AP Psych class is > also taking 3 other AP courses and the average sleep time at night is > four hours. You don't have to deal with parents who think that their > student should have gotten one more point on an exam because they were > "almost right." > > So I accept your attempt at enlightenment and plead "mea culpa, mea > maxima culpa" for getting hooked into an everlasting drama on this list. > PS, what would my student gain from attending Valdosta State University? > > Oh well, back to grading. We don't have paid TA's. > > Ray Rogoway > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Valdosta State University > > > > --- > 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]
