This morning [Valentine’s Day, 2017] I’ve had “gender equity” on my mind. While some call it a Hallmark day and others discuss the day’s historical origins (e.g., like many holidays, celebrations like this stem waaaaay back, to pre-Christian times- super interesting, that!), many folks simply share greetings, commiserations, candy, and cards and leave it at […]
“Who are you?”, said the Caterpillar. “I – I hardly know sir, just at present—at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have changed several times since then.” “What do you mean by that?” said the Caterpillar sternly. “Explain yourself!” “I can’t explain myself, I’m […]
It is often stated that “play is the work of preschoolers.” Through play, preschoolers work out their nascent understandings of social conventions– a monumentally difficult task. “Convoluted” is the name of the game when it comes to the rules of engagement we expect members of society to play by. This is in part because many […]
Readers of my previous post, “I Have a Problem with Self Esteem” will undoubtedly understand my delight in discovering a recent article in the New Scientist titled “The Curse of Generation Me.” The author makes the very same points I’ve been promoting in my classes for nine years now and that I conveyed earlier this […]
by Erica Kleinknecht, PhD (2012) How I realized that I had a problem It started about nine years ago, when I first began teaching educational psychology topics to upper-division university students, many of whom were working towards a degree in education. Eager as I was to share with them valuable insights from the annals of […]
“I think I can, I think I can” is only part of the story, or The Story of Self Confidence, Part 1 by Erica Kleinknecht, PhD (2012) Oh, that little engine. What a spunky go-getter. Isn’t this story inspirational? “Yes! …,” I think to myself as I picture that cute little tank with the colorful […]
