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From: "Shearon, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)"
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Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 7:57 PM
Subject: RE: [tips] Cross-cultural/Multiple choice
Michael- You said:
"From my experiences,some American students can really be a pain...."
Yes. And some can be an absolute joy. I find it a bit more rewarding to
focus on them (well, sometimes. . .). :) Just generally though this strikes
me as a bit of the fundamental attribution error at work, perhaps. I've had
students from the US who were pains. But also students who were pains from
Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Brazil, Germany, Canada, Russia. . . . I
mentioned those particular ones because I've also had students from each of
those countries who were delightful and responsible students.
But, also in response to the above quote: And so can some United States
faculty be a pain- I'm sure I've had my moments at faculty meetings, for
example. (Michael- As the "TIPS cross-cultural dude", were you referring to
experience with students from all the Americas? Else, some would be rather
likely to take offense. At a cultural slight.)
Tim
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When I mention American I mean students from the United States and not the
North and South American continent.
Again, as the Cross-cultural dude on Tips and one who is interested in race
relations(especially in the Americas),
I have made some interesting observations.My Russian students usually seem
to have had some background in Psychology and are well disciplined in the
classroom.I think some of the Russians are annoyed by the undisciplined
aspects and attitudes of American students towards the prof in the
classroom.I am also amazed by students from Iceland.Their English is
excellent and they get good grades.On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being very
ideal,I would
probably give the students I have known from Switzerland and France a 6. My
Arabic students would get a 5
The aforementioned international students have never had a a black as a
prof. Other unique students have been from
Hungary and the Czexh Republic.There might be an interactional confounding
factor in my evaluation:
when I have interacted with those international students,I bring with me a
mountain of background information
about their countries so they are surprised that I know of Alexander Dubzeck
of tge Czech Republic and the capitals
of their countries.One observation I have made of some United States
students misbehavior in the classroom
is that must class disruptions occur where the male is seated next to or in
close proximity to a female.
No comment re British and Canadian students.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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