What about Abu-Gharib; must not be on myspace either. I tried using that as a more recent example of events that might, at least in part, be predicted by the Stanford Prison Study (I know there are controversies about the original study AND about the connection between the two but I just wanted it to be more relevant). Blank stares. Sigh.
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] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:43:20 -0600 >From: Jim Matiya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [tips] Am I expecting too much? >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > Hi Annette, > Do they have fly-fishing on MtV? or My Space? > I discovered several years ago, that my > urban-suburban students never heard of fly-fishing. > I started to include and explanation of it in my > lectures...a sign of the times... > > Jim > > Jim Matiya > Moraine Valley Community College > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 2003 Moffett Memorial Teaching Excellence Award of > the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division > Two of the American Psychological > Association) > New webpage: > http://online.morainevalley.edu/WebSupported/JimMatiya/ > > Using David Myers' texts for AP Psychology? Go to > > http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/cppsych/ > > High School Psychology and Advanced Psychology > Graphic Organizers, Pacing Guides, and Daily Lesson > Plans archived at > > www.Teaching-Point.net > > >> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > (TIPS)" > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 5:11 PM > > Subject: [tips] Am I expecting too much? > > > > > > > Perhaps times are changing and my students know > different vocabulary than > > > mine, but I have had some laughers on the last > two tests, except it has me > > > concerned that I may be getting so old that I am > losing touch; or the > > > students are truly ill-prepared for life in > general. I would except > > > students to be knowledgeable about life in > general just from reading. > > > Maybe these students, whose *average* GPA in > high school (these are > > > incoming freshmen in intro psych and I have all > of their admissions data) > > > EXCEEDED 3.8 because of honors and AP classes > are getting short-changed? > > > > > > I used a standard item on the learning test and > asked for the schedule of > > > reinforcement for various behaviors. I used fly > fishing as one item. I got > > > the most outrageous answers: the fish will learn > to fly to get fed; you > > > can catch more flying fish; fish will go faster > if they fly than if they > > > swim, etc. And then there were at least a dozen > students who gave simply > > > incorrect answers without embarassing themselves > (probably didn't > > > understand schedules of rf anyway) and another > dozen who flat out came up > > > and asked me what 'fly fishing' is. > > > > > > Ok, I let that slide. So now we have another > exam, now over the > > > developmental chapter: M A N Y students came up > to ask me the meaning of > > > the words "innate" and "longevity" and many more > missed an item on Head > > > Start. We talked about Head Start in class, but > I didn't go into > > > explaining what it is all about. I guess I'm > teaching kids whose families > > > would never have qualified and they never heard > of it because the exam > > > item required them to go a bit beyond what we > talked about and very many > > > of my students couldn't because they had no > context for what they had > > > memorized by rote. One of the foils on the > multiple choice item referred > > > to "middle-class" and was clearly incorrect > because middle-class children > > > wouldn't qualify for Head Start. Many selected > that foil as correct, and > > > wrote in the margin their explanation (I allow > this on items the student > > > wants to challenge) and I got all kinds of > answers about middle this and > > > middle that. > > > > > > Wow, what's up with all this? I'm feeling either > very very old or > > > exceptionally well educated in a broad way. > > > > > > 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] > > > > > > --- > > > > > > __________ NOD32 2665 (20071117) Information > __________ > > > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus > system. > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---
