Well, Stuart, when you're "Nike-ish," and just do it as you say, and you're not really there; your heart and mind aren't in it; you're forcing it; it's really a waste; and, the students know it. They really appreciate it when you respect them enough that you're upfront with them.
Make it a good day. --Louis-- Louis Schmier http://www.therandomthoughts.com Department of History http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org Valdosta State University Valdosta, Georgia 31698 /\ /\ /\ /\ (229-333-5947) /^\\/ \/ \ /\/\__/\ \/\ / \/ \_ \/ / \/ /\/ \ /\ //\/\/ /\ \__/__/_/\_\ \_/__\ /\"If you want to climb mountains,\ /\ _ / \ don't practice on mole hills" - -----Original Message----- From: Stuart McKelvie [mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 3:49 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE:[tips] I need a break... Dear Tipsters, Carol asked: What do you do when you have a day (or even part of a day when you suddenly) are so tired, unmotivated, unprepared fill in the blank, that teaching that next class becomes an almost impossible chore? Reply: When you think of all the people in the world who sometimes feel that there are aspects of their work that they would rather not do, but know that they have to do them, I think that what one ought to do should be obvious. So - as the old Nike ad used to say: "Just do it." Sincerely, Stuart _____________________________________________________ Sent via Web Access "Floreat Labore" "Recti cultus pectora roborant" Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: 819 822 9600 x 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: 819 822 9661 Bishop's University, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca (or smcke...@ubishops.ca) Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy " Floreat Labore" _______________________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: lschm...@valdosta.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13368.9b8fe41d7a9a359029570f1d2ef42440&n=T&l=tips&o=1070 or send a blank email to leave-1070-13368.9b8fe41d7a9a359029570f1d2ef42...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1073 or send a blank email to leave-1073-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
