from (happy?) campers to camp counselors: fostering students’ maturity
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Like summer campers, our students (for the most part) follow our directions, participate in our activities, and complete our assignments. But it is our job to help them reach the next level of maturity. Like camp counselors, our students should feel initiated in our culture, a responsibility for their fellow students, and a sense of increasing control. This presentation provides classroom practical ways to foster maturity in the college classroom.TRANSCRIPT
From Happy(?) Campers to Camp Counselors
Fostering Maturity in the College Classroom
Clayton Austin, [email protected]
Me
Spending Time “in the System”Spending Time “in the System”
p. 31© 2010 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
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Profs say students lack maturity, feel entitled
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090406/student_study_090406/20090406?hub=TopStories
• Students have lower maturity, and a belief that good grades are an entitlement.
• Over the last 3 years first-year students are 02% Better prepared 27% About the same 55% Less prepared 16% No opinion
The Expanded Life
Infancy…Childhood…Adulthood
Infancy…Childhood…Adolescence …Adulthood
Infancy…Childhood…Tweens…Adolescence… Thresholders…Adulthood
2Apter, Terri (2002). The Myth of Maturity. Norton: NY
The Expanded Life
58% of 22-24 year olds and 30% of 24-30 year olds live with their parents
-Elizabeth King Keenan
It now takes 5-10 for young people to shift from parents’ homes to their own
- Daniel Levinson
Quoted in Apter, Terri (2002). The Myth of Maturity. Norton: NY p. 22.
The Expanded Life
“My students get younger and older every year…they’re older in years, but in an earlier phase of life.” Bob Harris, Berkeley Business School
Quoted in Apter, Terri (2002). The Myth of Maturity. Norton: NY p. 22.
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Name this star!Starred in all 16 “Hardy Family” films
Won Emmy, Golden Globe, and Peabody Award for role of “Bill”
The Hardy Family (1930’s)
Name that Show!
Leave it to Beaver (1950’s)
Name that Show!
Originally a 1962 movie with Glenn Ford and Ron Howard
The TV series starred Bill Bixby
The theme song began “People let me tell you about my best friend.”
The Courtship of Eddie’s Father
Name that Show!
Star used to be Paul Abdul’s “half-brother-in-law”
Theme song has two words “manly” and “men”
Two and a Half Men (2000’s)
On Screen Dads 1930’s 1950’s 1970’s 2000’s
Dad Pal-Dad Friend-Dad Buddy-Dad
The Man-Boy
Markers of
Maturity?
Challenge Summary
• The “extension of life span” delays maturity• Youth culture extends into adulthood• Maturity is seen as “getting old” and should
be avoided. • There are few role models of positive
maturity.• Sex, drugs and violence are
“mature” topics
Spending Time “in the System”Spending Time “in the System”
p. 31© 2010 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
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6 Thinking Hats
Edward De Bono
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White Hat symbolizing the need to consider facts, details and information
Red Hat symbolizing the need to consider the emotional aspect or to respond emotionally
Black Hat symbolizing the need to be judgmental or consider the negative aspects of a situation: sometimes called the bad news hat
Yellow Hat symbolizing the need to look for the positives in a situation: sometimes called the good news hat
Green Hat symbolizing new growth through new or creative ideas
Blue Hat symbolizing the need to think about the thinking that has been done or the thinking that lies behind a decision
6 Thinking Hats
Spending Time “in the System”Spending Time “in the System”
p. 31© 2010 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
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Deci and Flaske, (1996)
“Why We Do What We Do”
Is……determined by
the quantity of sex, chemicals and
violence to which you can be acceptably exposed.
Increase of Maturity?
Should be……determined by the quantity of
autonomy, relatedness, and competence you can acceptably
achieve.
High……read and rate
articles on study skills from other
students, and write, publish, and get rated on your
own.
Increase of Maturity?
Low……read a text book chapter on study skills and take a multiple choice
test graded by the teacher.
Helium.com: Read
&Write
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Helium.com: Rate
Helium.com: Author View
High……interview a
successful college student/graduate
and publish a class book with photos
and layout.
Increase of Maturity?
Low……read a text book chapter on college success and write
an essay on it graded by the
teacher.
A compilation of class essays, quotes, and photos.
issuu.com: publish yourself 8
25 Random Things
Find this presentation & Clay Austin’s others at http://issuu.com/dr.austin
Spending Time “in the System”Spending Time “in the System”
p. 31© 2010 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
Brain Machine!
• Form groups of three• Groups of three form a circle.• Each member has the others…
– Rate the question/idea 1-7 (interest/vitality)– Respond to question/idea
• One member stays put, one moves one group clockwise, one moves two groups clockwise.
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Brain Machine!Human
Being
Human
Moving
Back
Most Outstanding Camper!
• Which camper had the question/problem or idea rated as most interesting or vital by the fellow campers?
• What was it?
• Everybody can get their cards back, with ratings and responses at the end.
9 Helps to Foster Maturity
Pubs Sites/Apps Activities
The Myth of Maturity
www.polleverywhere.com FOCUS System
Men to Boyswww.helium.com
6 Thinking Hats
Why We Do What We Do www.issuu.com
Brain Machine!
From Happy(?) Campers to Camp Counselors
Fostering Maturity in the College Classroom
Thank You!
Clayton Austin, Ph.D.Consultant, TeamUP Faculty ProgramsCengage Learning(tf) 800.528.8323 | (o) 904.358.6623 | (m) 904.465.3966 (e) [email protected] | www.cengage.com | @collegesurvival
Fostering Maturity in the College Classroom (References)
Fostering Maturity in the College Classroom (References)
From Happy(?) Campers to Camp Counselors
Fostering Maturity in the College Classroom (References)
From Happy(?) Campers to Camp Counselors
Fostering Maturity in the College Classroom (References)
Fostering Maturity in the College Classroom (References)
Fostering Maturity in the College Classroom (References)
Fostering Maturity in the College Classroom (References)
Fostering Maturity in the College Classroom (References)
Fostering Maturity in the College Classroom (References)