Oh, my. Apparently I was wrong; some of us *are* blaming the students. Well, I'm not. Social pressures are powerful. They just are. It's a rare individual indeed who can consistently resist it, and I believe that the reason that students *can* resist it -- when they can -- because of people like us who encourage it.
Blaming students for something over which they have little or no control doesn't change things. Working to change the situation can change things. But then, I'm a determinist. :) I'm much more rarely angry at students as a result. m ------ "There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." -- Margaret Wheatley -----Original Message----- From: Paul Okami [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:10 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Am I expecting too much? Who says that students are not culpable? I for one respect students enough to hold them culpable. Simply because victimology is a national ideology does not make it an accurate characterization of empirical facts or existential realities. It's amazing that we are afraid even to imagine that people are responsible for their lives and their development. Paul Okami ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 9:15 AM Subject: RE: [tips] Am I expecting too much? Louis, I don't think any of us are blaming the students; I think we are venting a collective lament at the *fact* that students don't read, not that they're culpable. m ------ "There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." -- Margaret Wheatley -----Original Message----- From: Louis Schmier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:05 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Am I expecting too much? I think some of us are being too harsh. We aren't very understanding of our very young students. We're not walking in their shoes or remembering how we were like at those ages. Make it a good day. --Louis-- Louis Schmier http://therandomthoughts.edublogs.org/ <http://therandomthoughts.edublogs.org/> Department of History http://www.newforums.com/Auth_L_Schmier.asp <http://www.newforums.com/Auth_L_Schmier.asp> Valdosta State University Valdosta, Georgia 31698 /\ /\ /\ /\ (229-333-5947) /^\\/ \/ \ /\/\____/\ \/\ / \ \__ \/ / \ /\/ \ \ /\ //\/\/ /\ \_ / /___\/\ \ \ \/ \ /\"If you want to climb mountains \ /\ _/ \ don't practice on mole hills" -/ \ --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- __________ NOD32 2665 (20071117) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com --- ---
