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conversationdinnerGreat tips from Randy Frazee, to find the sunny side of life over dinner.
Dinner Conversation Rules -some rules we have about sharing our day:
1. No one is allowed to pass.
2. Don't be in a hurry. No rushing.
3. Nothing is too mundane.
4. Ask follow up questions such as, Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
5. No judgments or disciplining at the table. In other words you can't say, "Well, that was a stupid thing to do" or "I don't know why you said that to them."
6. No "fixing." This is just the time to listen and learn about the other person.
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Somebody sent me the following comment about why there's comparative very little internet activity by college students even tho' college campuses are among the most wired places in mainstream society. I'd think there'd be hundreds and thousands of websites, zines, blogs, vlogs, and more by college students, but they seem elusive for me.
Student activity on the Internet is more visible on Live Journal or
other "blogs" that have a very personal "diary" type feel. My personal
experience is that students are generally inward focused on themselves
and their immediate circle of friends. Other than media consumption,
most students don't use the Internet for expressing their own voice.
Most students haven't yet found their voice. Worse, most campuses are
bathed in political correctness and I've observed that makes students
gun shy to express their opinions for fear of excommunication for
heresy. Nobody wants to be publicly embarrassed by their professor or
school newspaper so most students are content to sit on the sidelines
of opinion.
While the comment is a generalization, and stereotypes are not fair, is his observation right? Does it ring true for you?
Student activity on the Internet is more visible on Live Journal or
other "blogs" that have a very personal "diary" type feel. My personal
experience is that students are generally inward focused on themselves
and their immediate circle of friends. Other than media consumption,
most students don't use the Internet for expressing their own voice.
Most students haven't yet found their voice. Worse, most campuses are
bathed in political correctness and I've observed that makes students
gun shy to express their opinions for fear of excommunication for
heresy. Nobody wants to be publicly embarrassed by their professor or
school newspaper so most students are content to sit on the sidelines
of opinion.
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