JoinPoint of View: Mommy Love and the Sciences
At the university level, instructors who embody Mommy-love give high marks for effort, are very charismatic, and often have a large and vocal following of dedicated students. However, the science faculty is more likely to be populated by Daddy-love instructors. “Daddy” will love you only if you meet his (or her) high, exacting standards. And for many students who enter our classrooms, our standards seem impossibly high. An insightful analysis of this phenomenon is provided in this month’s column.