Hello everyone, When I first joined this list, and posted, I was accused of eurocentrism by M. Sylvester. I was offended by the comment because of the racial overtones in the use of this term. I was hoping that this list would be an optimal cyberspace experience, devoid of race, sex, looks, and perceived or real disabilities. I was hoping this list would be comprised of educated professionals who would discuss and share information pertinent in the teaching of psychology. Much of the time I feel like I am a student in an introductory psychology class being challenged by provocative comments from the instructor. I find this annoying and would hope future discussions would move on from here and be more relevant to the topic of the list. I enjoy the discussion of controversial topics, but not at the level of a junior high school student. I am so tired of the same old comments by Sylvester, and I hope in the future he refrains from these types of comments. These types of comments are more suited to a classroom and maybe not even then. Students are fairly sophisticated and Sylvester comments are too old and too dated to be of any real challenge. I look to this group to be challenging, enlightening and interesting. The ongoing debate with Sylvester is tiring. I can only imagine the energy that must go into it on a daily basis. I have a lot of respect for Linda Woolfe. But is this the best way to use time and energy? If Slyvester is so bored maybe he could do some volunteer work and see the real world. Time to step out of the ivory tower where everything you say is considered worthwhile and given respect because you are dealing with students. Students do humor us because of their perceived ability to influence our assessment of their scholastic performance. Peers constitute a much more realistic world, listen to them. Donette Steele Instructor/Psychology LBCC
