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Emotional Appeals
For the past week or so, my ENG 111 students have been coping with some problems I’ve set for them as they construct research posters for next week’s NMC student conference on Hunger and Homelessness Awareness. I’ve asked them to include a pathos image (one that...
I Love Group Work
I love group work. Students hate it--until they see what it CAN be. I found students to be so "allergic" to group work that I avoided it in my first years at NMC because students simply don't want their grades negatively impacted by their peers. One of the things...
Is success because of grit, luck, preparation, support, or all of the above?
All of the above I believe, and in all areas of life. Without the above, I’d still be sitting home or in the Grand Rapids airport, wondering what next. Instead, I made it to my flight on time for a conference presentation--despite Murphy’s Law appearing this morning...
Anger and Domination Systems.
Part of the Non-Violent Communication that Marshall Rosenberg teaches includes understanding anger. Anger, Rosenberg believes, is never the problem. The problem is that the angry person is supporting what he calls the Domination System. The Domination System...