They're all good (or bad, depending on your perspective), but the other one I hear a lot is, "I missed class...can I borrow your notes?". Followed closely by, "I know there are no make-ups, but can I take the test [tomorrow]?"
I'm sorry these are happening to you all, but I'm glad that it's not in my classes! Julie Julie A. Penley, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology El Paso Community College PO Box 20500 El Paso, TX 79998-0500 Office phone: (915) 831-3210 Department fax: (915) 831-2324 -----Original Message----- From: Rick Froman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 11:40 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] 40 things not to say to the prof This is the online list (at: http://www.educ.kent.edu/community/DOCWHIZ/poprof.html) of what professors don't want to hear from their students that is cited in the Orientation textbook. If you have a minute before our 3:00 class today (if not, that is fine) could you e-mail me with the numbers of the ones you really dislike. I want to mention this in class today. Thanks, Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Box 3055 x7295 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jbu.edu/academics/hss/faculty/rfroman.asp Proverbs 14:15 "A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps." -----Original Message----- From: Ken Steele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 11:07 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Re: explanations? information? This is an urban legend that morphed into a research study. It was attributed to Cambridge University and someone at Cambridge decided to investigate the claims. Here is a link- http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/~mattd/Cmabrigde/ Ken Annette Taylor, Ph. D. wrote: > I know we have talked about this in the past--the message below was > sent to me by a student and I have seen it before as being attributed > to a Harvard study. Does anyone know any more about the underlying > 'facts' of this supposed study. After all, it does work! I'd like to > bring it up in the chapter on language in both intro and cognition that > we are just getting to as I am sure other students have seen it. One > student asked me if it represents a type of Gestalt principle of > organization. I'm not sure to the extent that this goes a bit beyond > perception. Any better info among tipsters? > ========================= > I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. > The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch by > GOOFYAUCTIONS.COM, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a > wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer > are in the rghit pclae. > > The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a > pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by > istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot > slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs rpsoet it. > ========================= > > Annette > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > Professor of Psychology > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > 619-260-4006 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA --------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang= english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang= english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
