tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30422881.post3259734191254427782..comments2023-12-21T09:41:50.526-05:00Comments on Lesboprof: When there's not much there thereLesboprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249806181782620274noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30422881.post-87047349844028197582011-07-14T19:49:40.140-04:002011-07-14T19:49:40.140-04:00I'm a student of college student development a...I'm a student of college student development and I'd suggest that, based on the available research, many students don't have the cognitive development to perform the type of integrative thinking that it sounds like your class requires. I think for many that don't have this capacity, it can be cultivated, but our educational system (higher ed included) doesn't do much to foster it. Particularly by the time they reach college, their education has likely not helped them with this cognitive leap and the 4-6 years they'll be in college isn't much time to foster it (and most classes and instructors don't). Even if you do, it's unlikely you'll see a change within a semester (although if you have multiple semesters with a student, you may).<br /><br />As for your last sentence, I'd rephrase that to say "people who follow external formulas for success are often happy and lead less complicated lives until those formulas don't work." Unfortunately, those formulas provided by family, the education system, employers, etc., do often work during these years for many students. Some research indicates that privilege inhibits development in college students. If everything is going your way because of race, gender, class, sexuality, etc., you don't need to reflect and re-formulate your life. <br /><br />I firmly believe we have the opportunity to foster this development - even in singular classes - but it is likely that multiple opportunities must occur in order to impact students. However, your class could be that nth time that student x or y needed!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345076657753826652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30422881.post-14500238008876573002011-07-06T21:10:20.792-04:002011-07-06T21:10:20.792-04:00Thanks, Fretful!
Anonymous, I am not sure what y...Thanks, Fretful! <br /><br />Anonymous, I am not sure what you are trying to find here, but these entries aren't a supposed to be a journal article. I write plenty of those, with citations from research in a variety of areas and databases as well as my own research. Instead, this blog is actually a space where I reflect on my own experiences in a way that (hopefully) invites others to reflect on their experiences teaching, doing research, and being in academe.<br /><br />Now, if you are aggravated that I name some students as limited in their ability to think more deeply, that is a valid critique. Of course, one might suggest that such a critique be explained and supported, rather than just blasting the blog for being confessional and reflective. But, I suppose it is too late for that now. Perhaps in the future, eh?Lesboprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09249806181782620274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30422881.post-52028072255181834322011-07-06T14:22:20.710-04:002011-07-06T14:22:20.710-04:00Dude, this is a blog. It's for personal, not ...Dude, this is a blog. It's for personal, not scholarly writing, and if my own experiences with InsideHigherEd are anything to go by, the author probably didn't ask them to link to this entry or even know they were going to do it. If the content is not to your taste, maybe you should read something else, or start a blog of your own.Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30422881.post-15422077909372297392011-07-06T08:00:49.937-04:002011-07-06T08:00:49.937-04:00With all due respect, I read the most recent four ...With all due respect, I read the most recent four entries on this blog and it reads very anti-intellectual. I despise this confessional genre, where the professor identifies an educational problem, speculates on a couple causes based on a few anecdotes, randomly pauses to reflect on the implications, then concludes fatalistically--nothing can be done--and blames the students. It's self-serving (I did everything I could!), intellectually dishonest (mix a couple variables and a couple conclusions and it will sound like a reasoned argument), and intellectually lazy (you can't google ERIC?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com