The various divisions of exploration are almost overwhelming. I had a
difficult time choosing between the General Psychology division and the
Society for Teaching Psychology, but I chose the latter. Current issues of
discussion are teaching in a political climate, getting back into the swing
of things after the pandemic, and inequality-related subject matter. In
fact, the president of STP posted a blog encouraging others to be
cognizant of racial matters and Peoples of Color, and included an apology
on behalf of the APA regarding past research and topics that tend to
resurface that are discriminatory in nature to Peoples of Color (Woolf,
2022). ,Additionally, plans to adhere to the APA Code of Ethics (2017)
were made in relation to the issue and the golden rule of “do not harm”
was mentioned. The observation sticks out to me because the president of
the STP was willing to acknowledge a problem within the Psychology
community, then indicate steps to take moving forward in order to
prevent such actions from continuing. Although we cannot change the
path, we can take the necessary steps going forward in order to make
sure history does not repeat itself. Additionally, Christians are called to
take such actions and practice justice and mercy to everyone, regardless
of any differences.,
Additionally, a recent article topic on the page references high school
psychology being presented as more of a science course (Clay, 2022).
With my experience teaching Advanced Placement in the high school
setting, I can definitely see this change. An interesting element of the
article (2022) is that it reflected how some students believe the popular
myths in psychology that they learned from a media source of some sort
(Clay, 2022). This is interesting because I referenced the media as a
source of information in my previous discussion post and I can see this
issue in the classroom currently. Also, there is an inclusion of how TikTok
and other forms of social media are giving students information that they
often believe, even if there is no scientific evidence to back up the claim.
Through the examination of the division for teaching psychology, it is
clear that the president and others in the field are aware of common
issues within the domain and they are striving to correct them.
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References
American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of
psychologists and code of conduct. Retrieved
from,https://www.apa.org/ethics/code/ethics-code-2017.pdf
Clay, R. A. (2022, February). Promoting high school psychology as a
science.,Monitor on
Psychology,,53(3).,http://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/04/news-high-school-
psychology
Linda, W. (2022).,Society for the teaching of psychology - teaching when
the world turns political. Teaching When the World Turns Political.
Retrieved March 23, 2022, from http://teachpsych.org/President-Letter-
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