tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post7355133695396733589..comments2024-03-17T00:13:44.599-07:00Comments on Marty Nemko: In Search of ParadoxMarty Nemkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850388752934193821noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-14955823147090438222014-02-24T21:58:31.221-08:002014-02-24T21:58:31.221-08:00One of my more deeply held beliefs is that candor ...One of my more deeply held beliefs is that candor will end up not only being ethically right but pragmatically beneficial: You're more likely to get rejected from the wrong jobs and accepted for a right one. Marty Nemkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850388752934193821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-52476795268061855452014-02-24T21:37:57.836-08:002014-02-24T21:37:57.836-08:00Question: What if a person is at the interim job l...Question: What if a person is at the interim job longer than the few weeks, to the point where it pretty much HAS to go on the resume? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-471174984708133082014-02-23T21:51:01.198-08:002014-02-23T21:51:01.198-08:00It is so hard to keep to a healthy, plant-based di...It is so hard to keep to a healthy, plant-based diet.Marty Nemkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850388752934193821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-77857779927481291912014-02-23T09:58:49.269-08:002014-02-23T09:58:49.269-08:00Being a teacher, I know a little about the first p...Being a teacher, I know a little about the first paradox you mention. I have also noticed a similar situation with my students. In addition to what you mentioned, I find that during class, the less I appear to "care" about my students, the more diligently they complete assignments and interact with one another. Of course I still invest a great deal of energy into preparing for my classes, but while class is in session, I only hand out praise for good or correct answers, and aside from presenting new material, the only time I speak is to answer questions. I remember during my school days, much of my best work was completed under competent teachers who were stern and never minced words. Far from acting like cheerleaders in the classroom, these teachers were highly professional, performed their jobs to the letter, and then left it up to the student to succeed or fail. There was very little in the way of motivational speeches or criticism. Most of my colleagues are afraid to adopt this approach because they fear student complaints and so err on the side of cheerfulness, constant praise and encouragement, lots of smiling, motivational speeches, the occasional tantrum, and incessantly walking around the classroom pushing every student (no matter how uninterested) to do their best work. Judging by the amount of time my colleagues spend complaining in the break room about how unmotivated their students are, I would say their approach is failing...Of course, openly discussing my approach with colleagues during company meetings is out of the question because student satisfaction surveys revolve around "enjoyment of classes" and teachers must strive to make classes "fun" as much as possible.<br /><br />For your last point, per the article you referenced, the problem is not that coronary bypass patients refuse to change, it's that they do not change under the current healthcare system. There are vested interests in cardiology. It's been proven that heart disease is reversible using diet and lifestyle changes alone, yet very few physicians are aware of this fact. Heart disease is not like cancer. Significant vascular renewal can and does occur within a few short weeks if a patient adopts whole-foods plant-based diet with no added fat. Cancer is trickier, but often responds to this approach as well. If this became accepted practice in medical schools and hospitals, a lot of people stand to lose their jobs...Ornish showed it was possible simply by getting people to radically change their diets and to put them in support groups. This would be so easy to implement nation-wide. Hire a few extra nutritionists, counselors, psychotherapists, cooks, etc., create an online support forum and a meeting space for patients who have the same physician, and I believe people will make the necessary changes...Greg Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114576962795515116noreply@blogger.com