Instructor: Lesley L. Lambright 
Office: SOUTH campus E 313-4 
Phone: 586.445.7235 
E-Mail: lambrightl@macomb.edu
Office Hours posted in E 313-4

Prerequisite: PSYC-1010

A Child's World, Papalia, Olds, Feldman, 10th edition 2006. McGraw-Hill, 2004 and course pack.

Active learning, lectures, Socratic seminars, in-class conversations, projects, take home quizzes, and exams.

Form study groups in class.
Use counseling, tutoring and the learning center.

http://www.macomb.edu/LearningCenter/default.asp

Speak with the professor; ask questions.

• Regular attendance and participation in conversation/class activities is expected.
• You are responsible for any missed work. Quizzes are due on the day assigned.
• There will be four exams. They will not be cumulative and will be multiple choice. Missed exams will result in a zero score.
• Exams may be made up if arranged ahead of time with professor and before the next class time. Call a.s.a.p. An exam may be made up only once.
• You must supply 8 scantrons for the course: no scantrons, no quiz or exam.
• There will be four Socratic seminars. The seminar assessments must be typed.
• A Socratic seminar can be made up only once and only with prior approval of the professor.
• There will be two verbal presentations.
• Do not wear hats in class.
• D's and E's on the exams will result in a poor grade, offsetting any other points.
• If class is cancelled, a scheduled exam or assignment will take place the next class. Assignments are due the next day. Continue on with reading as usual. Exams are based upon the textbook, not class coverage.
• A C- may not transfer to university.

Socratic Seminars are conversations centered upon a “text”. Prof Lambright provides the texts which are short articles relating to topics being studied in class. It is a fun and unique way to apply what you are learning and make connections between the ideas of the textbook and ideas from real life and current events.

The seminars are a way to develop some really useful skills to be used in personal lives and careers: reading for deeper understanding; developing critical thinking; speaking about ideas and issues; and team building. At first glance this may not look like fun, but in practice it is both enjoyable and intellectually stimulating.

You will finish the course with a lot more to take away than only psychology facts. You’ll know how to apply these facts, relate ideas, and talk with others about any issue in a successful manner.  The seminars and Socratic dialogue are described in much more detail in the first days of class and, of course, will be fully understood by experiencing them.

Final grades will be based upon a combination of your efforts, to include exams, quizzes, papers/projects, and Socratic seminars.

Exams 4 @120= 480
Practice quizzes 4 @ 50 = 200
Socratic seminars 4 @ 50 = 200
Verbal reports 2 @ 60 = 120

950-1000 = A
900-949= A-
866-899= B+
834-865= B
800-833= B-
766-799= C+
734-765= C
700-733= C-
666-699= D+
634-665= D
600- 633= D-

Design a School

Within your study group, design an elementary school. Consider the following elements and factor them into the design. Be as specific as possible. What will this school be like? What behaviorally will you see? 

• Mission statement
• Funding Sources
• Daily Curriculum
• School Subjects
• Academic Standards
• Discipline
• Class Size
• Teacher Aids and Support
• Special Needs
• After-school programs
• Assessment
• Parent Involvement/Interference
• Health Education/Sex Education
• Lunches and recesses

1. Does society's interest in protecting an unborn child justify coercive methods against pregnant women who use alcohol and cigarettes? What should be done?

2. Men's sperm is affected by drugs, age, cigarettes, toxins. What should be done to men? Might there be a double standard?

3. What can be done to persuade pregnant women to seek early prenatal care? What occurs in many developed European countries?