For Wednesday, October 31

Happy Halloween!
For class on Wednesday, we will be investigating personality types and learning styles. To prepare, please go to:http://humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm. You will answer a series of questions and after you submit your responses, it will analyze your results and produce a personality profile for you. After you receive your profile, read the descriptions of your "type" and see what you think . . . does that sound like you? (This can be quite interesting.)
PLEASE PRINT OUT A COPY OF YOUR PROFILE AND BRING IT WITH YOU WHEN YOU COME TO CLASS-- THIS IS YOUR TICKET TO GET IN!
Because it is Halloween, anyone without their personality profile will be flogged and sent to the dungeon . . . .

A quick note . . . .

Thank you all for your attentiveness in the library today, you made me proud to know ya!

For class on Monday, October 22

We have two things "due" on Monday:
1. Read and know the registration guide for the Spring 2008 term. Bring it with you to class too, since we'll be discussing it on Monday.
2. Read chapter four in Freakonomics and think about the thesis they present. You should focus on the elements of thought: what is the question at issue (their purpose), what assumptions do they make, what evidence or information do they use to support their argument, are there alternative points of view, what do they conclude; and finally, what are the possible implications or consequences of their thesis? Be prepared to discuss and write on these questions . . . .
I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this one!

For fans of Freakonomics

For some interesting questions and answers (and some that are kind of stupid too . . . ), check out the archives of "The Sraight Dope": http://www.straightdope.com/columns/