You join a book club, and let social influence take its toll. :) Seriously, if I wasn't in a book club I think my fiction reading would completely disappear, for the same reasons Miguel mentioned. Julie Julie A. Penley, Ph.D. Associate 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
________________________________ From: Miguel Roig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 11/19/2007 2:55 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] faculty reading for pleasure? That's odd ... what happened to the rest of my message? Anyhow, I wanted to raise the question about the extent to which college professors engage in 'reading for pleasure' (e.g., fiction). I am sorry to have to admit that it has been years since I have read fiction book, period. Just trying to keep up with developments in my own research area is hard enough, let alone reading about developments in the field of psychology or in science in general. How do folks make time to read books for pleasure? Miguel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 2:18 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Am I expecting too much? 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 &g t; > 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.h tm/ > > /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ > > /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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---
