Since you asked: On my syllabus (cause I REALLY hate these): 1, 7, 20, 26, 30.
I do hate the, "You are never in your office!" ones! I always look at them and say, "Gee. I'm there at least 40 - 60 hours per week and I almost never see you there." (Smiling) I've found that being very explicit about what I expect from them AND what I expect from myself on the syllabus prevents a lot of that, um, stuff. On the other hand, I've had the usual frustrating complaints. But my favorite of all time, the first time I laughed out loud AT a student was this one. (TRUE) After about 5 minutes trying to get me to give them credit for a single wrong answer, this merit scholar (i.e., free ride) student looked me straight in the face with a new look of, "A-ha! I got you!" I swear to you he said, "Since I misread the question and the answer I gave would have been correct given the way I misread it, I should get credit for it". I don't laugh at students- ever- except that time- and I could not stop. After a few minutes, and a few less than sincere apologies on my part, the student started laughing too. The next day he told the class what he said (I never would have, btw). To this day that's my strangest complaint or attempt to wheedle points from me. This was a guy who was at that time asking for letters of recommendation for clinical psychology programs (yes, he got in). Tim _______________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychology Albertson College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems ________________________________ From: Rick Froman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 10/23/2006 11:39 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. 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