Don forwarded a post that included an essay by Mannix, a part which i've
highlighted.
Women might also find the learning method in graduate school
unfamiliar, intimidating, or difficult. No more lecture-study-test
that defines the undergraduate years. In graduate school, learning
stems from critique and discussion. Some women tend to feel
browbeaten when bombarded with seemingly harsh questions or consider
them personal affronts. Negative feedback should be viewed as part of
the process. Learn to evaluate criticism (opinion) and decide if it's
valued, say the authors. Females also tend to internalize problems,
which leads to discouragement and feelings of self-doubt. The man "is
more likely to think the equipment was bad or the gods were
conspiring against him," says Lazarus. "He is more likely to
externalize the problem."
i too have often found myself feeling browbeaten or marginalized by
harsh questions - this has been a terribly difficult process to
negotiate -
however, it seems as if the ultimate message is: the dominant culture is
not to be expected to change - so those of you who don't fit into the
dominant discourse will have to adjust/adapt.
do you think i'm misreading this?
phillip
* * * * * * * *
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The English noun "identity" comes, ultimately, from the
Latin adverb "identidem", which means "repeatedly."
The Latin has exactly the same rhythm as the English,
buh-BUM-buh-BUM - a simple iamb, repeated; and
"identidem" is, in fact, nothing more than a
reduplication of the word "idem", "the same":
"idem(et)idem". "Same(and) same". The same,
repeated. It is a word that does exactly what
it means.
from "The Elusive Embrace" by Daniel
Mendelsohn.
phillip white
doctoral student http://ceo.cudenver.edu/~hacms_lab/index.html
scrambling a dissertation
denver, colorado
phillip_white@ceo.cudenver.edu
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