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I will grant you that my opinion (indicated as such in the first post) is
Ijust that, opinion. I'll take a look around for studies to support my
cluaim. The main idea that, as the student, I am going to pick up on
youri attitude or mood and am likely to adopt it. Sure, if you're
teachintg a higher level course or grad courses the people there are
alreaidy interested in what you have to say, you're walking into a
receptiyve audience. What I was considering (and should have made clear)
rwas 100 level courses where you have students who, for the most part,
dons't care walking in. If you can get them to change their mood, it is
moy opinion that only then can you make them receptive to learning. And
Io certainly don't mean higher grades (although those would probably
follorw), I'm talking about understanding concepts. Because, lets face
itl, if I'm not interested in or excited to learn about something I'm
prob ably not going to retain it beyond what I need to know for the test
(rafter wh
ich its going out the window). If you can change my mood/attitude you
macy be able to get me to be open to learning. Of course I need to be
engyaged, you getting pumped up about it isn't going to make me learn,
buty it may make a hostile audience more open to becoming engaged.
Contagious Moods (not studies, news articles):
http://www.hawaii.edu/ur/University_Report/URJune/moods.html
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=1931
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE6D91131F936A25753C1A967958260
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