I agree with Ed, does that make me a curmudgeonette? However, you dressing down anyone except an author won't make anything happen. Trust me. Been there done that as a reviewer and ancillary writer.
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, 30 Mar 2009 09:42:56 -0400 >From: "Pollak, Edward" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re:[tips] Learning Styles interview >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > Michael Smith wrote, " I have heard many instances > of (learning styles) being promoted by educators or > those selling products (such as concept diagrams for > visual learners). Not that concept diagrams are not > useful, but it seems only "visual learners" can get > the most from them by definition." > > I just finished dressing down a publisher's rep for > all the boxes, concept charts, glossaries, critical > discussions, etc., that pollute their text books. > IMO all these things do is convince the student that > there are gimmicks........... alternatives to > actually studying the textbook. At the risk of > sounding like a pedagogical Luddite, I vote to get > rid of all that nonsense and go back to bare bones > textbooks (like we had in the 60s)! > > Ed (The Aging Curmudgeon) > > Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. > Department of Psychology > West Chester University of Pennsylvania > http://home.comcast.net/~epollak > Office hours: Mondays noon-2 and 3-4p.m.; Tuesdays & > Thursdays 8-9:15a.m. & 12:30-2p.m. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, > bluegrass fiddler and herpetoculturist...... in > approximate order of importance. > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
