Hi all, I just returned from NITOP where David Myers gave a few speeches as he has all over the world. I have known the man for many years. He told me Frank Vatano may be the nicest man in Psychology. That may be so, but there is one other person who is nicer (I think), and that is David himself. He is generous with his time, writings, and encouragement. He is always willing to stop, listen, and talk with others whether he knows you or not! I can't believe anyone would suggest otherwise. His book has changed quite a bit in the past few years, including more cross-cultural material. Jim Jim Matiya Florida Gulf Coast University jmat...@fgcu.edu Contributor, for Karen Huffman's Psychology in Action, Video Guest Lecturettes John Wiley and Sons. High School Psychology and Advanced Psychology Graphic Organizers, Pacing Guides, and Daily Lesson Plans archived at www.Teaching-Point.net
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:57:38 -0500From: bethben...@metrocast.netto: t...@acsun.frostburg.edusubject: Re: [tips] Dave Myers' text Thank you, Dap, for saying what we're probably all thinking. I believe my colleagues may have been attempting the extinction techniques we've been not-so-obliquely discussing online. But I see that Michael has already used up his three posts for the day, so I'm happy to concur that Dave's textbook is a terrific one. (Actually, I am using both his Intro and Social textbooks at present.) I'd forgotten about his generous contribution of his royalty proceeds, and I'm glad you pointed that out, as he's not the kind of guy to toot his own horn. I've met him at meetings, and find him as warm and genuine as he comes across in his books. He also is quick to respond to any suggestions or questions. I also found his book, A Quiet World: Living with Hearing Loss to be so informative, but told with humor about things like his wife's occasional exasperation when he wouldn't wear his hearing aid, and other human interest stories. Beth Benoit Granite State College New Hampshire On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Dap Louw <louwda....@ufs.ac.za> wrote: I'm speechless about Michael Sylvester's rating of the Myers text. I may be wrong but I believe it's the intro text most widely prescribed internationally, one reason being that it is much less myopic than its American counterparts.We use it in South Africa and find it wonderful. One of its strongest points is that the language is very student-friendly, which a country in a country like South Africa with 11 official languages, is a very important prerequisite.In a recent email Michael Sylvester wrote something about Dave Myers being a millionaire. I don't know whether that is the case (if it is, good for him), but I wonder how many colleagues have read the following on the inner title page of most (all?) of Dave's books (it's in fine print):"All royalties from the sale of this book are assigned to the David and Carol Myers Foundation, which exists to receive and distribute funds to other charitable organizations."If David Myers is indeed a millionaire, we surely need more millionaires like him.Regards from a sunny (southern hemisphere) South Africa.Dap Louw********************************************************************Dap Louw, Ph.D.(Psych.), Ph.D. (Crim.)Head: Centre for Psychology and the LawProfessor: Department of PsychologyUniversity of the Free StateP.O. Box 339Bloemfontein9300 South AfricaTel: (051+) 401-2444 (work)(051+) 436-3423 (home)Fax: (051+) 444-6677Email: louwda....@ufs.ac.zacell: 083-391-8331********************************************************************_____________________________________________________________________University of the Free State: This message and its contents are subject to a disclaimer.Please refer to http://www.ufs.ac.za/disclaimer for full details.Universiteit van die Vrystaat:Hierdie boodskap en sy inhoud is aan 'n vrywaringsklousule onderhewig.Volledige besonderhede is by http://www.ufs.ac.za/vrywaring beskikbaar._____________________________________________________________________---To make changes to your subscription contact:Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)-- "We will not learn how to live in peace by killing each other's children." - Jimmy Carter"Are our children more precious than theirs?"---To make changes to your subscription contact:Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
