I love to read for pleasure. I'm a mystery novel JUNKIE. I find that I would go NUTS if I didn't balance the hard core reading with the fiction. I also listen to fiction books on tape while I drive--once in a blue moon something that's nonfiction but most often the books I want are not on tape at my library.
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: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:05:11 -0500 >From: "Helweg-Larsen, Marie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [tips] faculty reading for pleasure? >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > Link: File-List > > I read about my field while at work (although it is > hard to find the time) and read novels at home. I > find time for reading novels just like one finds > time for gardening, exercising, travelling, and all > the other hobbies one has (or does not have) time > for. > Marie > > **************************************************** > Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. > Department Chair and Associate Professor of > Psychology > Kaufman 168, Dickinson College > Carlisle, PA 17013 > Office: (717) 245-1562, Fax: (717) 245-1971 > http://alpha.dickinson.edu/departments/psych/helwegm > > **************************************************** > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > From: Miguel Roig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 4:55 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]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---
