An old Jewish tale: It seems that the bigots were eager to rid their town ofa Jewish man who had opened a tailor shop on Main Street, so they sent a group of rowdies to harass the tailor. Each day, the ruffians would show up to jeer. The situation was grim, but the tailor was ingenious. One day when the hoodlums arrived, he gave each of them a dime for their efforts. Delighted, they shouted their insults and moved on. The next day they returned to shout, expecting their dime. But the tailor said that he could afford only a nickel and preceded to hand a nickel to each of them. Well, they were a bit disappointed, but a nickel is after all a nickel, so they took it, did their jeering, and left. The next day, they returned once again, and the tailor said he had only a penny for them and held out his hand. Indignant, the young toughs sneered and proclaimed that they would certainly not spend their time jeering at him for a measly penny.So they didn't. And all was well for the tailor.
-Edward Deci
"Cheshire-Puss," she began, rather timidly..."Would you tell me, please, which way to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the cat.
"I don't much care where...," said Alice.
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the cat.
-Lewis Carroll
| Topic | Activity |
|---|---|
| Issues of Interest | Connections |
| Solving Problems Together Behavioral Interventions Taboo |
Lecturette Plus-Minus-Interesting |
| Bullying | Flags Lecturette |
| Motivational Theory Attribution Theory |
Lecturette |
| Goal-Setting | Lecturette Appointments |
| Anger Management | Lecturette |
| Instructor Project | Sharing |
References:
American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Controlling anger-before it controls you. Retrieved 4/5/05 from http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/anger.html
Deci, E. & Flaste, R. (1995). Why we do what we do. New
York: Penguin Books.
Geocaris, C., & Ross, M. (1999). A test worth taking. Educational Leadership, 57(1), 29-33.
Teacher research. Graduate School of Education George Mason University. (n.d.). Retrieved 4/5/05 from Graduate School of Education George Mason University: http://gse.gmu.edu/research/tr/index.shtml
Kozminsky, E., & Kozminsky, L. (2003). Improving motivation through dialogue. Educational Leadership, 61(6), 50-54.
Levi, S. (1999). The end of the never-ending line. Educational Leadership, 56(6), 74-77.
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