It kind of sucks when...

you feel too tired to do anything, say anything or go anywhere.
 well thats where i am right now=/ in the midst of the ton of work i have to do, this may not be too ideal. Another interesting day in class where we spoke about the power of expectations in the education system. According to one study, if a teacher is told that X group of kids are really talented and gifted, they work more closely with them and they tend to do much better than the rest of the kids in the class. That is obvious, but when the researchers told the teachers that the X group was really gifted, the truth was that they actually performed lower than the rest of the children. All they needed was to believe that they were smart and that they could live up to the expectations of their teachers. They in turn wound up performing better than the kids who scored higher prior to the class...very interesting to think of when I reflect on the dynamics of my own education. There was always a divide that was insidiously racist towards the black students in my school versus the Indians or those of Indian descent. It seemed as if many of the teachers expected the Indian kids to perform better and even if they didnt they were often given the benefit of the doubt in contrast to the average black student to whom much wasnt expected. This is not an attack on my former high-school at all, or an attack on the people who worked hard and deserved their rewards, but it is an attack on the psychology of our society. Our cultural practices are often intertwined with our professional worlds and I just think that the first step to changing this is acknowledging the problem. Btw, this issue of expectation transcends race. It can be seen on a male vs. female struggle or perhaps on a socioeconomic level. I just thought it would be interesting to share.

Later dolls.
ADDY