Your colleague's post raises an interesting question for
-------------- Original message -------------- From: Ken Steele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I have a colleague who claimed that you only needed the answer to > one question to predict college success: > > How often do you read for pleasure? > > Ken > > Pollak, Edward wrote: > > > > > > > > A few weeks ago I gave an exam in animal behavior and asked a question > > about "Kamikaze sperm." One student asked what species a Kamikaze was. I > > then asked the next 4 students entering my office if they'd ever heard > > the word , "kamikaze." The first three had never heard the word. I'm > > convinced that the problem is that most students no longer read for > > pleasure. This has been problematic for years but is getting worse. Try > > asking your student if, as children, they ever read books (not > > magazines) "just for fun." It's no wonder their general knowledge is > > so pathetic. And there's a BIG difference between looking up the > > definitive of a specific word on line and learning words incidentally > > while reading a book. Even looking words up in a dictionary is better > > because you naturally do a little browsing of other words when you look > > it up. That's not as easy/common when looking up a definition on line. > > > > The Kindly Old Curmudgeon > > > > > > / > > /Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D./ > > /Department of Psychology/ > > /West Chester University of Pennsylvania/ > > Office Hours: Mondays noon-2 and 3-4 p.m.; Tuesdays & Thursdays 8-9:00 > > a.m. & 12:30-1:30 p.m. > > /http://mywebpages.comcast.net/epollak/home.htm/ > > /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ > > /Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, bluegrass fiddler and > > herpetoculturist...... in approximate order of importance./ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Professor > Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu > Appalachian State University > Boone, NC 28608 > USA > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --- ---
