Sigmund Freud proposed that some people get stuck in oral phase and some others in anal phase. I am no psychiatrist, but I feel with conviction that all people remain stuck in their childhood. As they grow, they just do things differently, but they think as they did as children when their guard is down. That would explain adult pranksters' pranks. That would explain adult bullies. That would also explain why some women throw tantrums when stressed, while others sulk or cry.
We had this three day workshop on research methodologies, where senior faculty were made to be students. Senior consultants were children in school again. Many ran away from class periodically - some to do child things, some to do adult things, and many to get away from boring stuff. When asked what 'statistics' was, one frankly said 'boring'. Some of them refused to sit at tables assigned to them and were absent for group activities. A few came to class in fancy dresses like six year old girls. Some of these women-girls giggled uncontrollably at times while the men-boys looked on uncomprehendingly. Some of them refused to concentrate when a session got prolonged and the lunch hour was past without any lunch. One came on the first day and disappeared for the remaining two days. One took special leave for three days, attended on the first day, declared it was toxic stuff and did not come on the second day, came back on the last day hoping the absence on the day in between would not be noticed. This one even cheated, because the special leave granted for academic work was used for having fun at home. They checked their notes when answering the post test, and they even took help from supervisors and neighbors.
I rest my case.
We had this three day workshop on research methodologies, where senior faculty were made to be students. Senior consultants were children in school again. Many ran away from class periodically - some to do child things, some to do adult things, and many to get away from boring stuff. When asked what 'statistics' was, one frankly said 'boring'. Some of them refused to sit at tables assigned to them and were absent for group activities. A few came to class in fancy dresses like six year old girls. Some of these women-girls giggled uncontrollably at times while the men-boys looked on uncomprehendingly. Some of them refused to concentrate when a session got prolonged and the lunch hour was past without any lunch. One came on the first day and disappeared for the remaining two days. One took special leave for three days, attended on the first day, declared it was toxic stuff and did not come on the second day, came back on the last day hoping the absence on the day in between would not be noticed. This one even cheated, because the special leave granted for academic work was used for having fun at home. They checked their notes when answering the post test, and they even took help from supervisors and neighbors.
I rest my case.
