HiKaren, I haven't heard from you in a few days since the fire. How is everything? Jim Jim Matiya Moraine Valley Community College [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003 Moffett Memorial Teaching Excellence Award of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division Two of the American Psychological Association)New webpage: http://online.morainevalley.edu/WebSupported/JimMatiya/ Using David Myers' texts for AP Psychology? Go to http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/cppsych/ High School Psychology and Advanced Psychology Graphic Organizers, Pacing Guides, and Daily Lesson Plans archived at www.Teaching-Point.net
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [tips] related to fires, not teachingDate: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:31:37 -0400From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Annette:I just read your wonderful post and wanted to thank you for your "spot on" thoughtful analysis. Like you, I also live here in San Diego and I've been obsessing about the television commentators who compare San Diego's fires to Katrina. This is so insulting. Talk about "blaming the victim"! One thing I've learned in all my years of teaching and studying psychology is that people are, by and large, the same around the world. San Diegans are no better or worse than people in New Orleans. As you've so perfectly described, the conditions here are nothing like what happened before, during, or after Katrina. I visited New Orleans twice after the floods and also went to Gulfport, Mississippi and the devastation was unbelievable. Even two years after the hurricane these places still look like bombed out shells of their former selves. I don't know about you, but I've been mentally struggling with how to process all of this and how to make this situation a learning experience for my students. How can we help them understand the inappropriate comparisons to Katrina without minimizing or denigrating our own losses? I'm thinking that I might try a "Values Walk" when I get back to class next week. Any other ideas? Thanks, Karen PS Like you, my home and family are all safe, yet I also feel "brain dead." Thanks for validating my lack of focus. -----Original Message-----From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) <tips@acsun.frostburg.edu>Sent: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 5:04 pmSubject: RE: [tips] related to fires, not teaching Attention: Long post: I have too much time for this. Thanks for your thoughts Tim. There may actually be something related to psychology here. Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail!---To make changes to your subscription contact:Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---