Louis, Everything is opinion. Some opinions are just better backed with evidence than others. None are so well evinced that they are certain. I once had a philosophy of science professor who was such a thoroughgoing empiricist that he disputed whether 1+1=2.
Chris ….. Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 43.773895°, -79.503670° chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo ………………………………... On May 14, 2017, at 10:47 AM, Louis Eugene Schmier <lschm...@valdosta.edu> wrote: > Stuart, as I respect yors. However, positions are not “opinions.” They’re > based on the findings of, reflections on, experimentations with, and > applications of the results of “brain-based” research by such renown people > as Carol Dweck, Ed Deci, Barbara Fredrickson, Richard Boyartzis, Teresa > Amabile, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Sonya Lyubormirsky, Daniel Goleman, Peter > Senge, etc. > > Make it a good day > > -Louis- > > > Louis Schmier > http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org > 203 E. Brookwood Pl http://www.therandomthoughts.com > Valdosta, Ga 31602 > (C) 229-630-0821 /\ /\ /\ /\ > /\ > /^\\/ \/ \ /\/\__ > / \ / \ > / \/ \_ \/ / \/ > /\/ / \ /\ \ > //\/\/ /\ \__/__/_/\_\/ > \_/__\ \ > /\"If you want to climb > mountains,\ /\ > _ / \ don't practice on mole > hills" - / \_ > >> On May 14, 2017, at 10:34 AM, Stuart McKelvie <smcke...@ubishops.ca> wrote: >> >> >> Dear Louis, >> >> Disagreement is fine with me. I respect your posts and opinions. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Stuart >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> "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" >> >> >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Louis Eugene Schmier [mailto:lschm...@valdosta.edu] >> Sent: May 14, 2017 10:33 AM >> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >> Subject: Re: [tips] Dear "Herr Professor Doktor" >> >> Stuart, based on my personal and professional experience, supported by the >> research on learning, I’ll have to respectfully disagree. >> >> Make it a good day >> >> -Louis- >> >> >> Louis Schmier >> http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org >> 203 E. Brookwood Pl http://www.therandomthoughts.com >> Valdosta, Ga 31602 >> (C) 229-630-0821 /\ /\ /\ /\ >> /\ >> /^\\/ \/ \ /\/\__ >> / \ / \ >> / \/ \_ \/ / \/ >> /\/ / \ /\ \ >> //\/\/ /\ \__/__/_/\_\/ >> \_/__\ \ >> /\"If you want to climb >> mountains,\ /\ >> _ / \ don't practice on mole >> hills" - / \_ >> >>> On May 14, 2017, at 10:23 AM, Stuart McKelvie <smcke...@ubishops.ca> wrote: >>> >>> Dear Tipsters, >>> >>> I favour formality in correspondence with students, for two reasons: >>> >>> 1. This is a professional relationship and students should practice >>> professional writing. It will serve as a good model for future >>> communication when they are employed. >>> >>> 2. Keeping a space between professor and student (e.g. not using the >>> professor's first name) makes things easier when the professor has to >>> criticize or perhaps fail student work. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Stuart >>> >>> >>> ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> "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" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________________ >>> _____ >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Jim Clark [mailto:j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca] >>> Sent: May 14, 2017 10:06 AM >>> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >>> Subject: Re: [tips] Dear "Herr Professor Doktor" >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> First it should be pointed out that Mike's e-mail did not have a proper >>> salutation, such as "Dear Reader." >>> >>> More seriously, I worry if labels are necessary to demonstrate our greater >>> expertise in the classroom. Shouldn't there be more substantive indicators? >>> >>> >>> Might the informality also be encouraged by colleagues who value opinion >>> over knowledge and perhaps invite informal relations with their students? >>> >>> Take care >>> Jim >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On May 14, 2017, at 8:22 AM, "Mike Palij" <m...@nyu.edu> wrote: >>>> >>>> Tipsters may find interesting a NY Times opinion piece on the role of >>>> etiquette in today's colleges and university by Molly Worthen who is >>>> identified as: >>>> >>>> Molly Worthen is the author of "Apostles of Reason: >>>> The Crisis of Authority in American Evangelicalism," >>>> an assistant professor of history at the University of North >>>> Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a contributing opinion writer. >>>> >>>> Her article can be accessed here: >>>> >>>> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/opinion/sunday/u-cant-talk-to-ur-p >>>> r >>>> ofessor-like-this.html >>>> >>>> So, how do you deal with students who think "Okay, you got a Ph.D., >>>> so what? Think you're better than me?" >>>> >>>> -Mike Palij >>>> New York University >>>> m...@nyu.edu >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You are currently subscribed to tips as: j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca. >>>> To unsubscribe click here: >>>> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=3229968.90f21a83d5f62f052ba84a49e2f >>>> 9 >>>> 1291&n=T&l=tips&o=50827 or send a blank email to >>>> leave-50827-3229968.90f21a83d5f62f052ba84a49e2f91291@fsulist.frostbur >>>> g >>>> .edu >>>> >>> >>> --- >>> You are currently subscribed to tips as: smcke...@ubishops.ca. >>> To unsubscribe click here: >>> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb72 >>> e3&n=T&l=tips&o=50828 or send a blank email to >>> leave-50828-13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb72e3@fsulist.frostburg.e >>> du >>> >>> --- >>> You are currently subscribed to tips as: lschm...@valdosta.edu. >>> To unsubscribe click here: >>> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=931223.50b956e1f0f315eddcd01dfbd8b87 >>> bc1&n=T&l=tips&o=50829 or send a blank email to >>> leave-50829-931223.50b956e1f0f315eddcd01dfbd8b87bc1@fsulist.frostburg. >>> edu >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: smcke...@ubishops.ca. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb72e3&n=T&l=tips&o=50830 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-50830-13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb7...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: lschm...@valdosta.edu. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=931223.50b956e1f0f315eddcd01dfbd8b87bc1&n=T&l=tips&o=50831 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-50831-931223.50b956e1f0f315eddcd01dfbd8b87...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: chri...@yorku.ca. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=50832 > or send a blank email to > leave-50832-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. 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