Weather report: 5:00 a.m; 82 degrees; heat factor 93 degrees.
The National Weather Center has just issued a warning. The heat is
melting the snow caps on fire ant hills and that is posing a threat of
flash flooding throughout low lying South Georgia. Stay indoors. There
is a
Title: Re: Applied Survivor Activity
I am so upset by this posting that I can hardly see to type. There is so much wrong with this that I hardly know where to start. The two worst offenses, of course are:
-stupidity of student
-anyone with Tourettes'
Then of course, the idea of escorting
I think you and Louis should team teach a class (good cop, bad cop). We
could start pools on which students and teachers survive.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 11:21 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Applied Survivor
I'm surprised at all of the negative reactions to Michael S.'s
thought-provoking suggestion. I found it refreshing to have my assumptions
about stupidity and inappropriate classroom behavior challenged.
Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee
When a student, or a faculty member, is having a bad day and makes a
public mistake, even a terrible mistake, it is well to think three times
before responding so that a way can be sought to connect and enable
learning. Might this not have been a "teachable moment." In the presence
of a
Dear Colleagues,
I am asking that we stop the ad hominem personal attacks on the
list. While I don't usually respond to the list I have enjoyed the
comraderie and sharing that takes place here. The question that I would
like answered is: What prompted this statement by Mike Sylvester?
