Since I seem to have started much of this, let me make a few more comments:
1)Too many of our freshmen come in with the notion "I want to be a child
psychologist" or "I want to be a forensic psychologist and do profiling for
the FBI." They seem to come out of high school with these very specific
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But I think this gets back to the very first point made! That high school
faculty would like to know more about helping their students investigate the
particular orientations of certain univerisities and departments.
That said, now that my sense is that the discussion has come full circle, I am
I strongly concur with the recommendation that specialization wait and
that the undergraduate experience be broadly based with more than a
modicum of accompanying research experience. Further, the student should
be urged to avail him/herself of opportunities to present research
findings at local, s
Gene Walker wrote:
> I agree that one should seek a solid academic undergraduate program and not
> try to specialize prematurely. Nevertheless, one should avoid certain
> universities where the faculty are so experimental and academic that they
> actively discourage and disparage interest or trai
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From: "Christopher D. Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: Help for a High School Teacher.
> "David B. Daniel, Ph.D." wrote:
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> &g
"David B. Daniel, Ph.D." wrote:
> I gotta agree with Ed on this one.We should not encourage nor should we
> expect an undergraduate to become so specialized. Exploration and skill
> development is a big part of an undergraduate program. In fact, early
> specialization should be DISCOURAGED f
I gotta agree with Ed on this one.We should not encourage nor should we
expect an undergraduate to become so specialized. Exploration and skill
development is a big part of an undergraduate program. In fact, early
specialization should be DISCOURAGED for a number of reasons. Especially
in P
Subject:Help for a High School Teacher.
> "James K. Denson" wrote
> As a AP Psychology High School teacher I get many inquiries about which =
> school is the best for certain fields. Mostly, I get inquiries about =
> forensic, Abnormal & Developmental. I am asking
> "James K. Denson" wrote
> As a AP Psychology High School teacher I get many inquiries about which =
> school is the best for certain fields. Mostly, I get inquiries about =
> forensic, Abnormal & Developmental. I am asking if anyone knows of a place
> I can get information on, about which coll
Tipsters:
As a AP Psychology High School teacher I get many inquiries about which school is the
best for certain fields. Mostly, I get inquiries about forensic, Abnormal &
Developmental.
I am asking if anyone knows of a place I can get information on, about which colleges
have the better pro
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