I'm excited by the appearance of the new
PsychTeach list. In the time that I've been on this list it has become
increasingly irrelevant to its stated purpose and much of the discussion has
turned personal and silly. I subscribe to a number of other lists which
meet my needs for discussion in those areas; I miss the greater
percentage of time spent on the discussion of educational matters that once
characterized this list and I assume that the new list will better meet my
needs in that area. Those who don't want a moderated list need simplyt
not subscribe.
Mark Press
I think that the existence of
the new list will serve two excellent purposes:
1. It
will provide a forum for those who want a very structured and
focused list in which to discuss _only_ the subject of teaching with no
"side jaunts," casual conversation or lengthy debates. By being
moderated, posts such as nearly all of Michael Sylvester's messages,
Louis' "Random Thoughts," my own ventures into free speech, etc.
2. It will eliminate any
justification for insisting that such conversations _not_ appear in this list.
TIPS members who have been insisting that such conversation are not
appropriate to this forum and deprive them of the teaching-specific content
they seek, will be able to simply subscribe to the new list, and thus there
will be no legitimacy in demanding that the conversations cease
here.
Personally, I suspect that the new
list, as a moderated environment, will quickly become rather "talked out" and
very low traffic (no list which does not permit a wide range of views and
topics can maintain a stable membership for long--there is simply too much
tendency for the same topics to repeat over and over as new members join and
introduce them), but if it does endure it will provide the resource mentioned
above, while if it does not it will make the point that Tips should never try
to impose such limitations. In either case, it is a benefit to
everyone.
Rick
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Rick
Adams
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Department of Social
Sciences
Jackson Community College, Jackson, MI
"... and the only
measure of your worth and your deeds
will be the love you leave behind when
you're gone."
Fred Small, J.D., "Everything
Possible"
