Show Falling in love and other common sense questions demanding real answers Kathryn Jones Globe Weekly News A Does common sense tell us that birds of a feather flock together or do opposites opposites sites sies attract While some might say and wisely so that a person gravitates to another person if they have the same likes and dislikes we all have seen the theother theother theother other tale the man and woman who are areas areas areas as opposite as day is from night yet somehow they get along Why is that Professor of sociology Spencer Blake who received his BS degree at 1993 and his MA at Regis University in 1997 believes not only that questions like this should be asked but more importantly answered In Iq Blakes Blake's classes So what questions questions questions ques ques- may even be seen by onlookers and classroom members alike as a staple food Blake lake believes any subject that applies to daily life can be questioned for answers He suggests that what you think on the surface may in reality not be reality reality reality real ity at all That's why we must learn to gather information from as many sources as possible Who falls in love faster males or females Your first thought might be females until you realize that the female gender must go over every dream and actuality before saying they are in love Males on the other ther hand dont don't mess around with questions They either like the girl or orthey orthey orthey they dont Testing a question comes in many forms You can discover answers simply by talking to someone Perhaps a questionnaire questionnaire questionnaire ques ques- is in order or a fact sheet But the question needs to be asked and tested tested test test- tested ed Blake said When it comes to the presentation of his questions Blake appears to be a hitHe hitHe hitHe hit He can get up in front of the class and even make a lecture interesting Stacie Peart i a a. a former fonner student s s s saidi said I He uses a lot of examples exam exam- s pIes ples of f real life so that students will understand understand O I I the different concepts U I U Blake who has taught f of IA at time full-time f for 7 years enjoys teaching A Cadem f ff all facets of sociology f including Sociology 2380 which examines the nature of marriage and family as an institution institution r tion of society and f Jas Sociology 2400 which j includes the study of the V r region known as the y I Intermountain West its a f land R and its people j. j To find answers answers answers' r Blake isn't afraid to get y I down to the nuts and 1 A Y bolts of people and the 4 way they think b In Blakes Blake's social rr Y problems class panels of in discuss dis dis- ails ail's M en people came to Jl IN CI O f u C d' d different issues cuss Issues o 0 such as the gay lifestyle or prostitution Peart I said We were able to 1 r rhear hear from actual people re living it And we were able to ask questions professor Spencer Blake wrote an essay Questions Peart admits that was published in the Journal of the Utah you wouldn't thi think to ask Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters in any other situation For Blake the diversity of the students attending makes a difference I enjoy teaching at he said The student body is very intel intel- Their social ethnic and age differences differences differences dif dif- dif dif- make it possible for a full discussion discussion discussion dis dis- dis- dis in class We are all able to learn from the examples the students share Besides teaching Blake is actively involved in publishing His essay Life Under the Dam which was published in inthe inthe inthe the Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters in 2003 2093 compares life the ditch Ja a teri term ta used to describe irrigation farm farm- ing ingas as a state of living to our current way of life under the dam our conversations conversations conversations conver concerning the height of our nearest reservoir and how in each time period no matter how large the outward chan change e is still the subject of water yet shapes our lives attitudes and values For 4 years Blake has been actively involved in the curriculum committee at He is the co-advisor co of the Native American Club and is currently t the e Social a Science Science Chair Chair of the Vt Utah Academy cad in of Sciences S Arts and t rI Letters |