Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 09:33:55 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Danny O. Winbush" <dow2@Ra.MsState.Edu>
To: Sociology Graduate Students -- International <socgrad@csf.colorado.edu>
Subject: Re: this to lecture or not to lecture stuff
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On Mon, 30 Sep 1996 Ologygrad@aol.com wrote:

> I'm very surprised by all the responses thus far that have dismissed and/or
> ignored Christian's point about the power involved in
> teacher-to-student/lecturer-to-learner relationships.  Please tell me that
> there are more of you out there who recognize this power differential, feel
> it's important to identify and address, and find it problematic in at least
> some ways.
> 
> Ivy Kennelly

I don't beleve that Christian's concerns have been dismissed or ignored.
The responces are more in the support of T.R. than a caustic exercise
against his original post.  Indeed,  all voices should be heard.  This is
how we learn.  I welcome Christian's and anyone else comments on any
topic.  I may not agree with them but I am interested in their thought
processes.

My greatest fear would be that if individuals are chastized because a
particular opinion is unpopular and if this is done long enough
and harsh enough eventually people will reframe from expression out of
fear of admonisment. That is where the true tragedy would lay.

This discussion could just as eaily have been a sociological experiment in
its self. Can anyone say that they have not been effected by it?  The key
may not be in what was said as much as how it was said.  With this
particular medium of expression one can not see all the component parts
that are involved in communication.  Consequently one has to infer what
is meant and has an incomplete set of data in which to accomplish this
task. This puts us in a position where we either have to be careful the
way we say something or we all have to develope thicker skins.  And
anytime there is critizism let us try to remember that it is the
particular idea that is being critized not the individual.  I believe that
we all can agree to disagree on points without being disagreable toward
one another.

So rock on.

Temeritas ignoratioqus vitiosa est. 

  

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                             Dum anima est, spes est.
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