*looking around embarrassed*
I've obviously wandered into a testimonial dinner, and me with out my tux.
.
;-)
Rubbing the flame resistant gel into my hair,
Dave
P.S. Something tells me this post puts me in Annette's undesirable and
unenlightened 8/10. Funny how people say in one breath to be tolerant of
diversity and the free exchange of ideas, but then in the next breath
suggest that people with different opinions should sit down and shut up.
Open mindedness isn't _just_ about acceptance of the outliers.
PPS But then I didn't really understand the "credentials" inquiry anyway, I
wasn't aware of any 'minimum requirements' for participation in this list.
P.P.P.S. Any TIPSters going to EPA in April?
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Simmons College
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Boston, MA 02115 "Life does not cease to be funny when people
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people laugh."
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> From: Annette Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: M.Sylvester and racial comments.
> Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 1:12 PM
>
>
> Tipsters:
>
> I would just like to take a moment to note my appreciation for
> Michael's posts to this list.
>
> For every 10 people who take Michael's 'diverse' way of expressing
> himself in offense, there are always 2 or 3 who see through the
expression
> to give very thoughtful, beneficial and instructive input into the
> 'soul' purpose of TIPS.
>
> I freely use the 'd' key for the 10 who would rather attack someone
> for having an alternative approach to self-expression.
>
> Michael has in the past presented us with his credentials and I
> have come to realize that if you look at his background as a whole
> you would have a great insight into where is style comes from. Personally
> I think he sounds like a very interesting person.
>
> To wit: (now where does that expression come from?)
> Yesterday I attended a writing workshop here on our campus and
> one of the things we talked about was dealing with the writing
> and expression of students who come to us from 'foreign' countries.
>
> As one woman who was presenting noted, she was getting her nails
> done recently at a shop owned by some Vietnamese women. Having
> had this experience myself (about 90% of the manicurists in Southern
> California seem to be Vietnamese!!!!) I knew EXACTLY what she was
> talking about. Anyway, the vignette was about when she was there
> last time, another client walked in, the owner of the shop looked
> up and pointed at the new client walking in and said in a harsh
> voice, "YOU! SIT THERE!". The client's mouth dropped and she told
> the owner, "Forget it, I won't be talked to that way and expect
> to pay you to provide a service for me."
>
> The woman presenting at the workshop then intervened and told the new
> client, "Excuse me, but what she really meant to say in American language
> and vocal inflection was, "Would you please take a seat over by
> those magazines and make yourself comfortable while I finish up
> with this client?", it is just that in her native language the vocal
> inflections tend to be a bit harsh and she doesn't have so much
> vocabulary, but she is really a great manicurist, you would be making
> a mistake to leave."
>
> Well, see, I see Michael the same way--if you get beyond his way
> of how he asks his questions to us, they are really fundamentally
> very good questions--you just have to figure out the inflection and
> the vocabulary to fit your style, or maybe a majority style.
>
> But if we are teaching our students to be tolerant of diversity
> in the classroom, and if we are working on it ourselves both in
> the classroom and in our everyday lives, should we not be
> willing to extend the same courtesy to our fellow TIPS-mates?
>
> I, personaly, have almost never replied to Michael's posts simply
> because I haven't had anything to say, but I have learned A LOT
> by reading the thoughtful replies he has gotten--the 2/10 who see
> beyond the trappings and get at the real question.
>
> Alternatively, anyone not willing read into Michael's questions
> can just use the 'd' key--check archives, we had this discussion
> once before regarding another tipster.
>
> OK, back to grading papers. AARRCGGGHHHH!
>
> annette
>
> Annette Taylor, Ph. D.
> Department of Psychology E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> University of San Diego Voice: (619) 260-4006
> 5998 Alcala Park
> San Diego, CA 92110
>
> "Education is one of the few things a person
> is willing to pay for and not get."
> -- W. L. Bryan
>
