Wow, just read this article on foxnews.com. Here is the link http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,131584,00.html go read it. Teaching is reaching new lows. Isn't getting an "F" supposed to communicate that you need to try harder? Why then would you try to make the blow land as softly as possible. If you get an "F" you need to step up and work harder, not be told, its ok to be an idiot. Of course in schools without standards what matters?
Saturday, September 18, 2004
A the joys of school...and work....and life
Well all, I haven't blogged in a while, if you haven't noticed. If you have noticed, I apoligize for my inability to perform to your standards. Well anyways here a look into my life.
School is going well sofar. My classes are boring but not as boring as they could be. Infact they are actually fun and somewhat interesting. Let me tell all you non-comm majors. Dialetical Theory is soooooooo boring. Anyways, I'm enjoying life as of this far and I think this is going to be a good semester.
An interesting thing that I have noticed, being a communication major with a focus on interpersonal relations I study relationships alot. Go figure. Most studies done in interpersonal relationships are done on dating and married relationships. One thing that I find interesting and relevant are the "stages of relationships." Basically there are 5 stages in relationships, beginning, escalating, stablizing, deescalting, and termination. The beginning stage is marked by inital dating and basically ends at the point where the couple calls themselves and is recognized as a dating couple. The next stage begins where the last one left off and ends at the point where the couple becomes a unified person. Basically they begin only identifiying themselves in conjunction with each other, and they refuse to do anything without each other. Statistics state that the faster that you reach the stablizing stage of your relationship, the more likely you are to break up and the relationship not in death. Now granted, sometimes a couple will be in the stablizing stage for 30 years before they break up but the stats are the same. The stablizing stage is where marriage and that jazz occurs.
Now for the interesting part, my example. For this example I will use three couple that I know that are or where dating. You may or may not know them but I have changed their names to protect the innocent, and maybe the not so innocent. Couple #1: This couple played the "game" for months before actually dating. They went back and forth on whether they wanted to date or not for such a long time that their friends had all but ruled out their relationship. They spent a lot of time in the beginning stage of their relationship, prolly about a month, before they really were regonized as a dating couple. They then took their time in the escalating stage and in my opinion are still in that stage, but they are nearning the end of it.
Couple 2: This couple moved relativly quickly through the beginning stage of their relationship. It took them about a month, maybe a bit more. They then were identified as a dating couple and are taking it easy in the escalating stage of their relationship. In my opinion they are taking their time in that stage, but are nearing the end of the stage.
Couple 3: This couple moves like greased lighting. I think they prolly spent about a week or two in the beginning stage or their relationship. THey are still in the escalting stage, but almost out. They already will almost never do anything without each other.
Now statistically speaking, couple 3 has a much greater chance of breaking up before death. Whether that is means divorce or just "breaking up" noone knows, but statistics are pretty accurate. Whereas, couple 1 is mostly likely going to get married and be married for the rest of their lives. Remember all this is based on statistics, but interesting to say the least.
Well everyone, have at it....comment away
School is going well sofar. My classes are boring but not as boring as they could be. Infact they are actually fun and somewhat interesting. Let me tell all you non-comm majors. Dialetical Theory is soooooooo boring. Anyways, I'm enjoying life as of this far and I think this is going to be a good semester.
An interesting thing that I have noticed, being a communication major with a focus on interpersonal relations I study relationships alot. Go figure. Most studies done in interpersonal relationships are done on dating and married relationships. One thing that I find interesting and relevant are the "stages of relationships." Basically there are 5 stages in relationships, beginning, escalating, stablizing, deescalting, and termination. The beginning stage is marked by inital dating and basically ends at the point where the couple calls themselves and is recognized as a dating couple. The next stage begins where the last one left off and ends at the point where the couple becomes a unified person. Basically they begin only identifiying themselves in conjunction with each other, and they refuse to do anything without each other. Statistics state that the faster that you reach the stablizing stage of your relationship, the more likely you are to break up and the relationship not in death. Now granted, sometimes a couple will be in the stablizing stage for 30 years before they break up but the stats are the same. The stablizing stage is where marriage and that jazz occurs.
Now for the interesting part, my example. For this example I will use three couple that I know that are or where dating. You may or may not know them but I have changed their names to protect the innocent, and maybe the not so innocent. Couple #1: This couple played the "game" for months before actually dating. They went back and forth on whether they wanted to date or not for such a long time that their friends had all but ruled out their relationship. They spent a lot of time in the beginning stage of their relationship, prolly about a month, before they really were regonized as a dating couple. They then took their time in the escalating stage and in my opinion are still in that stage, but they are nearning the end of it.
Couple 2: This couple moved relativly quickly through the beginning stage of their relationship. It took them about a month, maybe a bit more. They then were identified as a dating couple and are taking it easy in the escalating stage of their relationship. In my opinion they are taking their time in that stage, but are nearing the end of the stage.
Couple 3: This couple moves like greased lighting. I think they prolly spent about a week or two in the beginning stage or their relationship. THey are still in the escalting stage, but almost out. They already will almost never do anything without each other.
Now statistically speaking, couple 3 has a much greater chance of breaking up before death. Whether that is means divorce or just "breaking up" noone knows, but statistics are pretty accurate. Whereas, couple 1 is mostly likely going to get married and be married for the rest of their lives. Remember all this is based on statistics, but interesting to say the least.
Well everyone, have at it....comment away
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