Well said Sheri,
Many people have the propensity to make gross generalisations based on their
own opinions.
I have had many students call me for information and visited my centre as
part of their clinical training and I have always been impressed with their
background knowledge, obviously researched to get to the question they ask
of me since I work in an area that is relatively new here.
if anything, I would be more irritated by graduates who would do such things
as described by McSiff
Don't let people like McSiff put you off asking. His intention is probably
not to be arrogant or patronising although that seems to come over even in
print. He may have some good points imbedded there just sift those out if
you can!
Regards, Anna
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From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 1 October 1998 3:28
Subject: Re: STUDENT REQUESTS
>Dr Siff,
> I thank you for the rather lengthy list of websites for gathering
>information concerning the many aspects of PT. I am a second year student
in
>the master's program at Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, and will use
>this information for the remainder of my studies. I am sorry you have come
to
>the conclusion that the students who are requesting infomation are lazy and
>have not "done their homework" prior to using this service to request
>information.
> I was introduced to this service last year by a professor...She
>described it as a means to throw out ideas and seek opinions. For as you
>probably are well aware, physical therapy operates in many gray areas with
not
>clear cut distinctions. I agree that having someone else do the research
is
>totally uncalled for but I feel it is unfortunate that you have grouped all
>these requests together as a nuisance.
> Personally I do not feel it is necessary, nor required, that a
reference
>list is included with the request for information in order to validate the
>request. I believe that the therapists who subscribe to this service can
>decide individually if they wish to answer the request. The chances are
>relatively certain that the student is using additional means of research
>available to him/her to complete the project, and not relying solely on
this
>service.
> My initial reaction after reading your posting was quite
disheartening.
>Perhaps I was under the false impression that professionals were open to
>sharing what they knew and encouraging students who are following the same
>tough road. Though I have never made such a request for information, your
>posting actually discouraged me from doing so in the future, for fear that
my
>request may be overlooked because the format wasn't in the proper paragraph
>form or I didn't list enough references to prove that I have exhausted my
>resources and am now worthy of submitting a request to this service.
> Let us all remember that this is a free and open service for the
purposes
>of communicating a common topic. Why should such a structured environment
be
>imposed upon a casual means of speaking to therapists all over the world??
>
>Thank you
>Sheri Mitchell, B.S.
>Mount St. Mary's College
>
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