Michael- If the two motives are content and get a good grade, perhaps we can start by influencing them to be less interested in getting the good grade (after all, if they actually get the content the grade, as an indicator variable, should not be an issue).
I don't have any political posters, unless one counts bicycling and the outdoors as somehow political. :) I have several of the old Tour de France prints. One with the riders taking a smoking break and another with them drinking beer during the race. Most are of the brutal nature of the early rides up into the mountains on what amount to goat paths. That and a few oriental prints- oh- and my door is covered with cartoons which are primarily comments on issues in psychology and science in general- with only a few "adbusters" thrown in that refer to bicycles. I guess I'm kind of a failure at being political except that one student pointed out that this might be some kind of hidden political agenda to distract them from things political. (Trust me. It isn't.) Tim _______________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychology The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 11/3/2008 12:47 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Re: [tips] Professors' Liberalism Contagious? Maybe Not - NYTimes.com Christopher DI assume that most students take a course for its content and to get a good grade and not to be influenced by the political views of a prof.But there are some variables to be considered.In the days when students would come to a profs office for further elucidaton of classroom topics,the student would probably assess a prof's political orientation based on posters in the prof's office.Lets face it-if a prof has a portrait of Che Guevara or Cesar Chavez on his/her office walls,this may initiate an enlightening conversation piece. This could also happen if the prof wears a John McCain/Palin button. In the days when profs were visible in social activism,chances are that college students were also among the activities.There were more obvious interactive and direct influences in the 60s than now. The days of profs being public intellectuals are gradually decreasing,except in my case where I do not see any significant difference to talking to a wino on skid row and a student. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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